To George Robert Waterhouse 12 November [1861]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Nov. 12th
My dear Waterhouse
Many thanks for the enclosed interesting letter.—2 It always pleases me to see a clear-headed man on my side, & especially if he be bold enough to speak out, & thus render really efficient aid.— For it will require much speaking out before this side will receive fair toleration.—
Mr. Walsh has evidently been a close & good observer of Fishes.—3 What he says about the Sea-Trout in the Loch is very curious; & it would be very desirable that some professed Ichthyologist should examine these Trout.— It would make a good case for me.— But until thus examined & pronounced on, cavillers would simply deny that the fish was a sea-trout.—
I hope to see you before long, for I shall be up on the 21st to read a paper at Linn. Soc.—4
Did you ever look at the skull of the Borneo Domestic Cat, which I gave you?—5
My dear Waterhouse | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Collected papers: The collected papers of Charles Darwin. Edited by Paul H. Barrett. 2 vols. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 1977.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Returns a letter from a Mr Walsh – "a clear-headed man on my side". What he says about sea trout in lochs would make a good case for CD if borne out by professional ichthyologists.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3317
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Robert Waterhouse
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3317,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3317.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9