To ? [February 1838 – February 1841?]
Summary
Asks correspondent if he would prefer the President’s signature alone or with those of other scientific men.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [Feb 1838 – Feb 1841?] |
| Classmark: | B. Altman (dealer) (3 October 1982) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13864 |
Questions for Mr Wynne [February–July 1838]
Summary
Questions on breeding and habits.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | [–] Wynne |
| Date: | [Feb–July 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 206: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-399 |
To John Gould [February 1838]
Summary
The publishers [of Zoology] have agreed to 50 plates [for Birds]. Asks JG to decide which are most worthy of being done. Also asks him to see whether Bayfield will undertake [to colour] the birds (and quadrupeds) at something under 5d each.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Gould |
| Date: | [Feb 1838] |
| Classmark: | William Patrick Watson (dealer) (catalogue 20, April 2014) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-401 |
To A. Y. Spearman 16 February 1838
Summary
Encloses the account of Smith, Elder & Co. for the first part of "The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" [Fossil Mammalia].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 16 Feb 1838 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-402A |
From John George Children 21 February 1838
Summary
In view of the charges directed by Edward Blyth against George R. Gray for gross incivility and discourtesy in discharging his duties as assistant in the zoological department at the British Museum, CD is asked by the Trustees to comment upon his own experience with Gray and to offer his judgment of these charges.
| Author: | John George Children |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Feb 1838 |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (Archives DF ZOO/205/1/74) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-402B |
From A. Y. Spearman 23 February 1838
Summary
Payment of the Smith, Elder & Co. account has been ordered, amounting to the sum of £68.10.10 for the first part of the Zoology.
| Author: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Feb 1838 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (Treasury out–letter book T 27/137 p. 443) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-402C |
To John George Children 22 February [1838]
Summary
Testifies to the courtesy and helpfulness of George Gray [assistant at the British Museum]. [See 402b.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John George Children |
| Date: | 22 Feb [1838] |
| Classmark: | British Museum (Officers’ Reports 20 (1838): 5314) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-402F |
From Robert FitzRoy 26 February 1838
Summary
His work [on vol. 2 of Narrative] is going slowly.
Has no objection to anything in CD’s excellent volume. CD should "entertain no further scruple on that subject".
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Feb 1838 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 145 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-403 |
| letter | (8) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Children, J. G. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Children, J. G. | (1) |
| Gould, John | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Children, J. G. | (2) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (2) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Gould, John | (1) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
| Wynne, [–] (a) | (1) |
