From J. M. Herbert [28 March] 1834
Summary
A letter full of news of Cambridge and friends: the BAAS meeting at Cambridge; charges of corruption in the University; the Cambridge petition on behalf of Dissenters.
| Author: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [28 Mar] 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 126 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-240 |
To J. S. Henslow March 1834
Summary
On fossils ([Megatherium], etc.), plants, shells sent and new ones found; geological observations. Asks for help in understanding cleavage and planes of deposition.
A new species of ostrich. Cites differences in size, colour, nidification, and geographical distribution.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | Mar 1834 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 21 DAR/1/1/21) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-238 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Herbert, J. M. | (1) |
