To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834
Valparaiso
October 4th. 18341
My dear Henslow
I have been unwell & am not yet out of bed. I write to tell you that Capt. FitzRoy sent, a week ago, by H.M.S. Samarang through Portsmouth.—2 Casks, containing bones & stones & a box with 6 small bottles, with very valuable specimens.— Besides these 2 Casks there is a large Jar.—
I will write soon again when I am well. Dear Henslow | Yours affectionately | Chas. Darwin *S 2
Valparaiso
Footnotes
Summary
CD is unwell.
FitzRoy has dispatched two casks of bones and stones, a box with "very valuable specimens", and a large jar.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-258
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Stevens Henslow
- Sent from
- Valparaiso
- Source of text
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 23 DAR/1/1/23)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 258,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-258.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1
