RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Macdonald's Multum in parvo interleaved pocket-book almanack for the year of our Lord 1839. With Darwin annotations. CUL-DAR227.8.31. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. Darwin made a few annotations and notes which are transcribed here for the first time.
[sketch or doodle]
M 21-22 February
M- 22 March ½
M 19 April N.
A[illeg] 24 April
29 April -told me
[Possibly the date when Emma Darwin informed Darwin that she was pregnant. The Darwin were married on 29 January 1839. William Erasmus Darwin was born on 27 December 1839.]
Shrewsbury — 12 September
Maer — 21 September
London — 30 September
- 13 October
15 October
16 October
20 October
23 October
26 October
27 October
29 October
13/ Hart St. Farey/—
Possibly connected with Farey, Jason. Hosier & glover though they were located at 136 Regent Street.
=Swale . Clinch =
Eduard has been with me, a fortnight
M. 11. P. Hen Swales & Manchester Square)
Eduard goes —went on Thursday — [7 November]
(P[illeg] l[illeg]) — [8 November]
Mr G. returns — [18 November]
(Call at L. Jen at Yarrells) [19 November]
do at Cambridge — [23 November]
Eduard may have been a servant.
Leonard Jenyns. William Yarrell. The latter entry seems to record a previously unknown visit to Cambridge by Darwin.
5 December
6 December
7 December
8 December
10 December
14 December
20 December
21 December
23 December
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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