To Henry Denny 20 January [1844]
Summary
Discusses sending HD lice specimens. Asks him to check with G. R. Waterhouse.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 20 Jan [1844] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.37) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-731 |
To Henry Denny 5 February [1844]
Summary
Dicussion of some specimens from the Beagle voyage.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 5 Feb [1844] |
Classmark: | Jeremy and Helen Evans (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-734F |
To Henry Denny 1 June [1844]
Summary
Sends HD a reference to human lice from Charles White 1799.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 1 June [1844] |
Classmark: | 19th Century Shop (dealers) (April 2016) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-754F |
To Henry Denny 3 June [1844]
Summary
Discusses intestinal worms among humans.
Comments on origin of human races.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 3 June [1844] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.35) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-755 |
To Henry Denny [27 July – 10 August 1844]
Summary
Sends four packets of lice and suggests writing to Dr A. Smith, "the S. African traveller", for assistance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | [27 July – 10 Aug 1844] |
Classmark: | Yale University Medical Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library (MMS) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-763F |
To Henry Denny 12 August [1844]
Summary
Can hardly believe he made a mistake in specimens sent to HD. Recopies numbers in case he transposed them. [Has to do with lice taken from a specimen of aperea and put into spirits during Beagle voyage.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 12 Aug [1844] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-770 |
From Henry Denny 30 October 1844
Summary
Has never heard of species of same genus [of parasites] being found on both birds and mammals, or different genera and species being found on animals in the domestic and wild states. Implications of this for relationship of aperea and guinea-pig.
Author: | Henry Denny |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1844 |
Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 273 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-785 |
To Henry Denny 7 November [1844]
Summary
Discusses HD’s information that same species of birds at remote stations have identical parasites. Urges him to investigate N. American land-bird parasites.
Is deeply interested in everything connected with geographical distribution, and the differences between species and varieties.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Denny |
Date: | 7 Nov [1844] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-787 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
Denny, Henry | (1) |
Denny, Henry | (7) |
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |