From George Peacock to J. S. Henslow [6 or 13 August 1831]
Summary
GP has been asked to recommend a naturalist to sail with Capt. Robert FitzRoy to Tierra del Fuego and the South Sea Islands. If Leonard Jenyns is not available, whom would JSH recommend?
P.S. Urges JHS not to lose this opportunity to have collections made for "our museum".
| Author: | George Peacock |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [6 or 13] Aug 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: B1–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-104 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … 1831] ). In a letter of 1 May 1882 to Francis Darwin (DAR 112: 67–8), Jenyns remembered …
- … Francis Beaufort , Hydrographer of the Navy. It is not clear from Peacock’s statement who made the offer to him. It may have been Beaufort rather than Robert FitzRoy . If so, it would explain some of the misunderstanding that arose later about the availability of the post for CD (see letter to Susan Darwin, [ …
Document type
| letter | (1) |
Addressee
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Peacock, George | (1) |
Date
| 1831 | (1) |
