To J. D. Hooker [29 December 1880]
Summary
Asks JDH to read the enclosed Memorial, sign it, and send it to T. H. Huxley.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [29 Dec 1880] |
Classmark: | Jeffrey Winograd (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11300F |
From J. D. Hooker 24 September 1880
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Sept 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 140–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12724 |
From J. D. Hooker 22 November 1880
Summary
Praise for Movement in plants, lately arrived.
Praise for Wallace’s Island life
and astonishment that he could be a spiritualist.
Differs with Wallace on age of SW. Australian flora. JDH ascribes its peculiarities to isolation by an inland sea.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 142–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12838 |
To J. D. Hooker 23 November 1880
Summary
Admires Wallace’s Island life.
Criticises: 1. His view of similar plants on distant mountains – CD prefers previous low-land connections to Wallace’s summit–summit dispersal;
2. Source of warmth for ancient Arctic climate;
3. Origin of S. Australian flora.
CD’s favourite cases in Movement in plants.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 23 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 496–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12841 |
From J. D. Hooker 26 November 1880
Summary
Huxley has persuaded JDH that the Wallace memorial may not be hopeless; JDH still has misgivings about Wallace’s spiritualism but will follow CD’s and Huxley’s decision.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 349) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12860 |
To J. D. Hooker 28 November [1880]
Summary
Wants to see Frank become F.R.S. before he dies.
Pities Wallace and wants a pension for him very much.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 28 Nov [1880] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 500–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12870 |
From J. D. Hooker 29 November 1880
Summary
Quality of Frank’s work merits F.R.S., but quantity could defer speedy election. Will advise best strategy.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 146–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12873 |
To J. D. Hooker 1 December 1880
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 1 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 502–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12880 |
From J. D. Hooker 4 December 1880
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 148–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12887 |
To J. D. Hooker 5 December 1880
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 5 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 504–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12890 |
To J. D. Hooker 20 December 1880
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 20 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 507–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12927 |
letter | (11) |
Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
Hooker, J. D. | (6) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |