To J. S. Henslow [20–7] September 1833
Summary
Informs JSH that a Spanish friend has offered him a cargo of bones. If they arrive, he has arranged with Edward Lumb to forward them to JSH. [Forwarded to JSH with 244.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [20–7] Sept 1833 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 19 DAR/1/1/19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-216 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 1833 My dear Henslow A Spanish friend in Entre Rios has promised to send me a cargo of Bones; if they do arrive here: M r Lumb has kindly offered to forward them to you. — I leave this as a direction to him, & he will add the name of Ship, date, port &c or whatever is necessary. — Believe me Yours most truly obliged | Charles Darwin …
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 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … R. penata , the lesser rhea. One of them may have been the third volume of Lyell’s Principles of geology (1833). CD first mentions having received it in his letter to Henslow of 24 July 1834 , but the context suggests that it had arrived before the expedition up the Santa Cruz River, which was made following this visit to the Falklands. CD’s copy in Darwin Library–CUL is inscribed only ‘C. …
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Addressee
| Henslow, J. S. | (2) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (2) |
