Erasmus Darwin commonplace book, ca. 1777-1929 Circa 1777-1929

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Erasmus Darwin commonplace book, ca. 1777-1929 Circa 1777-1929

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Film.1299-ead.xml

This commonplace book was filmed exactly as bound and contains notes on medicine, diseases, and weather; poems by Erasmus Darwin and others; family genealogy; letters; and sketches. There are notes by other family members, including his wife, his daughter, and his brother. There is a letter to "Major Darwin" dated 1929 taped inside the front cover, recounting the provenance of the book.

1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

American Philosophical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6632012

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xg9rsv (person)

Epithet: Mayor of Hull British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x000311 English poet, scientist, and physician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Derby, to an unnamed correspondent [probably Andrew Knight], 1800 Sept. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270518285 English physician, naturalist and philosopher. From the description of Letter, 1795, Nov. 8 : Kent, to ...