RECORD: Darwin, Francis. 1909.06.11. Postcard to J. C. Simpson. McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.142]. 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 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. See the Introduction and catalogue to the J.C. Simpson collection by John van Wyhe.
"Allen, Jessie, 1777-1853. 9th child of John Bartlett and Elizabeth Hensleigh. ED's favourite aunt. She described CD "Fresh and sparkling as the purest water". ED1:159. 1819 Married J.C.L. Simonde de Sismondi (1773-1842)." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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The portrait labelled Mme Sismondi, is Mrs Jos Wedgwood born Eliz Allen from a drawing by Mme Munier made in 1825. I don't know whether yrs is the drawing or the photo from it
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I hope to make out the cas medal of Eras D
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J. C. Simpson Esq
Christ's Coll old Library
Cambridge
[postmarked:] 11.15AM JU 11 09
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