| Description | Eight letters written by Francis Galton to his sisters Elizabeth and Emma, with occasional postscripts from Louisa Galton [nee Butler, wife of Francis].
Letters to Elizabeth dated 1866, 1872 and 1875, regarding the education of Edward Wheler [Elizabeth's son, later Edward Galton Wheler-Galton], and family news.
Letters to Emma Galton, dated 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1886, regarding the death of Charles Darwin, the controversy surrounding Galton's book, the Royal Society Gold Medal, and the Lichfield Memorial to Erasmus Darwin. |