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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
26 May [1876]
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-11)
Summary:

Caroline [Wedgwood] has been ill for the last 20 months.

James Paget to be consulted about William Darwin’s brain concussion.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Apr [1877]
Source of text:
DAR 110: B62
Summary:

Reports on upward projection of Pulmonaria flowers.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Nov [1877]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 201
Summary:

Congratulates W. E. Darwin, who is about to be married,

and CD for the LL.D. conferred upon him by Cambridge.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
2 Dec 1877
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 155)
Summary:

Working hard on physiology of plants.

His son George sees no reason to change his view on marriage of cousins.

George’s astronomical work is too deep for CD.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Feb [1878]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 202
Summary:

Congratulates CD on his birthday.

WDF has been suffering from bronchitis.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
14 Feb 1878
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-74)
Summary:

CD and Frank Darwin hard at work on physiology of plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
10 July 1878
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-75)
Summary:

Letter of condolence on reading Times report of death of WDF’s daughter.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 July [1878]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 203
Summary:

Thanks CD for his condolences. Reminisces about their youth.

On the death of his naturalist friend, W. C. Hewitson.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Mar [1879]
Source of text:
DAR 99: 172–4
Summary:

Sends family news;

describes what remains of his "menagerie" and tells of his interest in the framework of his son’s German badger-hound.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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