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.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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