To A. Y. Spearman 16 January 1840
Summary
Presents the Smith, Elder & Co. account for the first number of the fourth part (now published) of the Zoology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 16 Jan 1840 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-550A |
To Leonard Jenyns 5 April [1840]
Summary
Health is improved, but would do anything to get strong again. Is consulting his father; will return to London soon to see B. W. Hawkins.
Will send MS [of Fish, no. 2] to the printer, and be there when LJ comes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 5 Apr [1840] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-563 |
To G. N. Smith 20 November [1840]
Summary
Sorry that ill health prevented sooner reply. Letter about caves at Caldy was already read by Buckland. Will examine birds’ beaks when better and present to Geological Society of London in Smith’s name.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gilbert Nicholas Smith |
| Date: | 20 Nov [1840] |
| Classmark: | Angus Carroll (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-580F |
To Robert FitzRoy [20 February 1840]
Summary
Poor health has made him give up all geological work.
Profits on their volumes [of Narrative] seem absurdly small.
Looks back on Beagle voyage as the most fortunate circumstance in his life.
Finds marriage a great happiness.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | [20 Feb 1840] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 117 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-555 |
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- … 12 carries an abstract of a response made by Whewell to FitzRoy’s doubts about the views expressed in Whewell 1833 , but there is no mention of any debt to FitzRoy. Alexander Burns Usborne was Master’s Assistant in the Beagle (see Correspondence vol. 1, Appendix III). Sir Charles Adam , one of the Lords of the Admiralty, 1835–41 ( DNB ). Queen Victoria married Prince Albert on 10 …
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Addressee
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (1) |
| Smith, G. N. | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (1) |
| Smith, G. N. | (1) |
