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 |
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 |