RECORD: Darwin, George Howard. [1909]. Preliminary list of things that cd be lent by G.H.D. McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.168]. 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.


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Preliminary list of things wh. cd be lent by G.H.D

Immediately personal objects

voyage {gun case (no gun)

geolog. apparatus

telescope

picture of Beagle in T. del Fuego

one 'bola' ─ if not lost

arm-chair (has been re-covered)

straw hat

little box of numbers used as calendar

photo. of 'Mount' Shrewsbury

(series) " of Down

Etching of Study at Down by Axel Haig

Rajon's etching of C.D.

Photos of C.D. (at least two)

Less personal

portraits

Mrs Darwin

Erasmus Darwin (by Wright)

Robert Darwin (his father) (menus?) memo for GHD

(small) Josiah Wedgwood (left me as by Reynold)

(very valuable (Portland vase & box given by J. W. to Eras, D 1789.

watercolour of Breadsall Priory

Set of Muran Chessmen from the Mount Shrewsbury

Old pedigree book (memo for GHD)

(very bad) Daguerreotype about 1845

W.E.D has

portrait of C.D. Ouless

miniature of his mother

portrait of his father

geolog. hammer

M.S. of autobiography

(bad) early portrait of C.D. in crayon by Lawrence

Cloak ─ Board on wh. he wrote all his books

F.D.

Original sketch of Origin 1837 & probably other MS. besides many letters

Mrs. Litchfield

watercolour by Richmond of C.D. & wife in about 1840 ─ probably other things (send)

L.D & has one or two things.─

Miss D. [Elizabeth / Bessy Darwin]

watercolour of Down & other things.


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