Manuscripts

Charles Darwin letter to B. D. Wrangham

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1880, September 16.
Call number: mssHM 72756
Creator: Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: In Library, 1988.
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Charles Darwin letter to C.W. Stoddard

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A full transcription of the letter follows: "Dear Sir, I am obliged for your extremely courteous letter. It is of course a great satisfaction to me to hear that my work has in any way interested an interested and observing person. I am little surprised at what you say about certain plants not fruiting or flowering in the Sandwich Islands; though this is very common in hotter countries. There is nothing I shd enjoy so much as to visit California, but I am growing old & my health is weak. With my best thanks, I beg leave to remain Dear Sir Yours faithfully, Ch. Darwin. P.S. I am obliged for your enclosures." The letter, written from Beckenham, Kent, is dated May 5; no year is given. The letter is in reply to one sent by Charles Warren Stoddard on 11 April 1870 (see the Darwin Correspondence Project).

mssHM 72755

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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

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Herbert Hoover letter to Fred Lockley

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Letter is written to American historian, writer, and editor Fred Lockley. It reads: "My dear Fred: I received the 'Book of Discipline' which you sent me and I am indeed glad to have. With kind regards, Yours faithfully," and is signed "Herbert Hoover," on his letterhead. Return address is "The Towers, The Waldorf Astoria."

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Sir Charles Wheatstone letter to Charles Landseer

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Letter by Wheatstone to English painter and Keeper of the Royal Academy Charles Landseer. The letter reads: "My dear sir, Have the kindness to give Mr. Darbishire an opportunity of seeing my Magnetic Bells which are established at the Academy. Yours very truly, C. Wheatstone."

mssHM 80253

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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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Charles Darwin letter to B. D. Wrangham

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