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Darwin writes to his daughter Henrietta while she holidayed in Italy and France requesting her help with the editing of Descent. Darwin clearly had great faith in Henrietta’s ability both to understand his work and to improve his writing style.

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Darwin praises Henrietta’s edit of a pre-publication manuscript of Descent.

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Darwin proudly references his son George’s technical drawing.

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A letter from Darwin’s niece, Lucy Wedgwood, containing observations of Oxlips made at Leith Hill Place, Surrey.

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Lucy Wedgwood’s work on Oxlips was acknowledged in Darwin’s Different Forms of Flowers but she was identified only as “a friend in Surrey”.

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Darwin writes to Henrietta voicing concern about her husband (Richard Litchfield’s) contribution to Expression going unreferenced.

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Darwin publicly acknowledges his son in law Richard Litchfield’s contribution to Expression on the subject of music.

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Darwin writes to Lady Dorothy Nevill to thank her for sending samples of orchids and other rare flowers from her hothouse. A well-known writer, hostess, horticulturalist and a subject of scandal when, in 1847, she was caught in a summerhouse with…

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Darwin publicly thanks Lady Dorothy Nevill for providing orchid samples.
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