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    Letters and documents related to Charles Ben Darwin

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    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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    Thomas Woolner letter to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

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    This letter refers to Woolner's plans to visit Charles Darwin in order to model his bust of Darwin

    mssHM 60137

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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 Ben Darwin portion of a letter book

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    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.

    mssHM 16769

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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

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    Sir George Howard Darwin letter to Frederick Pollock

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    This letter was written by George H. Darwin to the English jurist Frederick Pollack. The letter is simply dated "Tuesday;" the cataloger obtained the date from the postmark on the envelope.The letter reads as follows: "I enclose a cheque for £10 from my Father, and one of £5 from myself. My Father says he will be glad to increase his subscription if necessary, + I shall be proud to help so worthy a subscription by another £5 if there is any kind of need of it - So will you let me know how the total gets on. Yours G. H. Darwin." The letter was written from Beckenham, London, England.

    mssHM 80279