The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, Francis. [1887.11]. Letter to William Erasmus Darwin. CUL-DAR210.6.189. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. 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. The volume CUL-DAR210.6 contains correspondence of William Erasmus Darwin and family correspondence (1851-1896).

"Thiselton-Dyer, Sir William Turner, 1843-1928. Botanist. Married Harriet Anne Hooker. 1876 D helped CD with experiments for Insectivorous plants. 1877 Reviewed Fertilisation. 1879 D helped CD with botanical material from Kew, e.g. 1879 CD to D, on a species of Oxalis. 1880 FRS. 1882 D was on "Personal Friends invited" list for CD's funeral."
"Moore, Sir Norman, Bart, 1847-1922. Physician and antiquary. Of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. M attended CD in his last illness."
"Clark, John Willis, 1833-1910. Zoologist, archaeologist and Cambridge historian. 1866-91 Superintendent Zoology Museum Cambridge when CD got honorary LL.D." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)

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WYCHFIELD, HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE.

My dear William

Your kind letter has pleased me very much. I am truly glad that you like the reminiscence.

It is a blessing that I wrote them in 1882 I couldn't do it now

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I have had enthusiastic congrats from people whose opinions I value like Dyer & N. Moore. J. W Clark was also enthusiastic & made me blush in the street. The only good newspaper review is the Scotsman. I can send someday.

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I have sent a copy to Allfrey

Let us put off finance till we meet

Yrs dear Wm & Sara

affectly

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