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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 |
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 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Children, J. G. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Children, J. G. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
