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1881

Emma Darwin to her son George

Feb. 1881 About the Sam Butler v CD affair.

June 4 Visit to Patterdale

? CD's letter to the Times on Vivisection

Sep 28 CD's experiments going badly

(Erasmus Darwin died Aug 26) Disposing of his personal things & house (6 Queen Anne St)

Jan 25. 81 Huxley's appt to Fisheries Inspector His letter about it.

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1882

Emma Darwin to her son George

Feb. CD interested in fevers ─

March Visit from Max Müller

Mar 11 CD suffering from pain in his heart

(Ap. 19 CD died)

May About Mr Rich's will

Summer & Autumn Choosing a house in Cambridge for the winter ─ Renting Mrs Jebb's

house in Springfield till the Grove Huntingdon Rd is ready

[3]

Emma Darwin to her son George 1883

Feb 10.83 About Mr Cross, George Eliot, Mr Lewes & Herbert Spencer

[4]

Emma Darwin to her son George 1884

March 1884 His engagement to Maud Du Puy ─

Winter 1884 Huxley's snub of Romanes ─

Feb 1 Leslie Stephen's dull lectures

[do] 8 [ditto] lectures no longer dull

Mar 10 1884 On G's engagement to Maud Du Puy in Italy

Aug. 1. 1884 Interesting letter about Gen. Gordon in Khartoum

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Emma Darwin to her son George

1885

1886

1887

Aug 18 1886 A visit to the Hooker's

Aug 14 1887 Anecdote from 'Glimpses of Maori Land 'about CD's eating sage leaves with bread & butter ─ a Shrewsbury custom.

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Emma Darwin to her son George

1888

1889

1890 July 27 Visit from the Hookers

1891

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Emma Darwin to her son George

92

93

94

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Emma Darwin to her son George

95

96 She dies Thursday Oct 1st at Down