Arrangements regarding HD’s allowances.
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Arrangements regarding HD’s allowances.
Encloses extracts from the correspondence of [the Ven. Robert] Clive concerning Erasmus Darwin.
Asks CD for reference to the edition of Kosmos that contains the original of Ernst Krause’s article on Dr Erasmus Darwin. There are serious differences between the translation by W. S. Dallas and the Feb [1879] article by Krause on which CD, in the preface to Erasmus Darwin, says it was based. SB notes in particular that the concluding sentence of the translation, which is clearly aimed at [SB’s] Evolution, old and new, is not in the original. Since readers will assume the text of Erasmus Darwin was written before his book appeared, SB asks for an explanation.
Having reviewed the history of the Glen Roy debate ["On the origin of the parallel roads of Lochaber, and their bearing on other phenomena of the glacial period", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 170 (1880): 663–776], JP wishes to know whether it is accurate to say CD has abandoned the marine theory.
Repeats extracts of a letter received from Bishop Stirling’s daughter containing anecdotes and observations of the Fuegian natives.
Krause altered the MS [of his essay on Erasmus Darwin] considerably before sending it to be translated. This is a common practice, but CD now regrets he did not state in his preface that the article had been modified. The translation had been arranged before SB’s book [Evolution, old and new] was announced.
Sends a copy of his Souvenirs entomologiques [1879].
JP is right; CD gave up [Glen Roy theory] when he read T. F. Jamieson ["On the parallel roads of Glen Roy", Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 19 (1863): 235–58].
Returns BJS’s Christmas good wishes.
The progress of Tierra del Fuego is almost as wonderful as that of Japan.
Is sorry to hear about Mellersh.
Reports on the comfortable life of an immigrant in Oregon.
Thanks for the information about Dr Erasmus Darwin and his parents.
Requests that they receive, on his behalf, an award of 12000 lira [lire!?] from the Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin, and transmit it to the Union Bank, London.
Results of his second year of experiments with Russian wheat varieties will be published in Gardeners’ Chronicle [n.s. 13 (1880): 108, 172–3].
Observations on germination of wheat.
Delighted by honour CD has received from Turin. Agrees with Horace that the money ought to be given to the Zoological Station at Naples.
FBG greatly interested in CD’s article ["Fertility of hybrids from the Chinese and common goose"] but has not altered his opinion on the matter.
Pleased by favourable English newspaper reviews of Erasmus Darwin. Charles Reinwald has not yet said whether he wants to use annotations intended for German readers.
Glad ASW has solved puzzle of outer seeds.
Quite agrees about great improbability of sudden transformations.
Asks for copy of report from Gardeners’ Chronicle [see 12404].
Gratified by CD’s praise.
Describes plan of his new book [Island life (1880)].
Efforts to secure a post.
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
Thanks CD for Erasmus Darwin. Comments on it.
News of Violetta Darwin’s death.