Manuscripts

Charles Ben Darwin portion of a letter book

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Description: This manuscript is a portion of a letter book composed of character references written by various individuals for Charles B. Darwin, recommending him for a federal legal appointment. Several of the letters are written by judges and members of the federal court in Iowa. A few of the letters are written in the same hand, so they may be copies.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1864-1865.
Call number: mssHM 16769
Provenance: Purchased from Hermine C. Darwin, 1936, November 28.
Dimensions: 26 cm :
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Letters and documents related to Charles Ben Darwin

Manuscripts

Group of letters and documents by and related to Charles Ben Darwin. Includes a poem by Darwin written "for Kate Snyder's album" (1853), a letter from W.H.L. Barnes referring to Darwin's defense of Martha Wilson (1885), a letter from Samuel Morgan Shortridge to Darwin asking for a recommendation to the General Land Office in the Arizona Territory (1889), 2 letters of recommendation for Darwin to the Iowa Delegation at Washington, a letter from Anna Darwin describing some Darwin family genealogy, and a letter from W. Kellogg to Darwin's widow Mary regarding the moving of remains from Old Laurel Hill cemetery in San Francisco (1947).

mssHM 75640-75648

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Charles Darwin letters to Ernst Krause

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The collection contains correspondence from Charles Darwin to British botanist John Forbes Royle, American philosopher and historian John Fiske, and German biologist Ernst Krause. Also includes correspondence from Sir Francis Darwin to Ernst Krause. There is also one letter by British zoologist and curator William S. Dallas to Ernst Krause. Several of Charles Darwin's letters were written by his son, Francis. The subjects of the letters include Darwin's work, biology, Darwin's father, physician Robert Darwin, grandfather, natural philosopher and poet Erasmus Darwin, English poet and author of Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin Anna Seward (1742-1809), and English novelist and critic Samuel Butler (1835-1902).

mssHM 36172-36216

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Charles Darwin letters to John Fiske

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mssHM 8260-8269

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Charles Darwin letter to John Forbes Royle

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mssHM 12879

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Charles Darwin letter to John Ralfs

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In this letter, written to English botanist John Ralfs, Darwin talks about his experiments and observations on insectivorous (carnivorous) plants, and his forthcoming book, Insectivorous plants, which was published in 1875. The letter was dictated to Darwin's son Frank, but is signed by Charles Darwin.

mssHM 76527

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Charles Darwin letter to B. D. Wrangham

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A full transcription of the letter follows: "Dear Sir, I am much obliged for your kindess in having copies & sent me the long & striking passage from Kepler. I remain Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, Ch Darwin." A copy of the passage accompanies the letter. The letter is written from Beckenham, Kent and includes the addressed envelope.

mssHM 72756

Charles Ben Darwin portion of a letter book

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