From J. S. Henslow 22 July 1834
Summary
CD’s cargo is safe; the fossils have been sent to William Clift.
JSH asks for dried plants (those sent were all of greatest interest).
Sends news of Cambridge and mutual friends.
Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 July 1834 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 125 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-249 |
To Charles Whitley 23 July 1834
Summary
Would welcome hearing Cambridge news. Impossible not to regret friends and pleasures in England, but
has much solid enjoyment and never-failing interest in geology. Tells of his first sight of a savage.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
Date: | 23 July 1834 |
Classmark: | National Library of Australia (MS 4260) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-250 |
To J. S. Henslow 24 July – 7 November 1834
Summary
CD is excited by JSH’s high opinion of his collections.
Discusses his notes and some new discoveries. Summary of events since leaving Falklands.
Geology of Patagonia.
Corallines at Tierra del Fuego convince him of artificiality of arrangement of their families by Lamarck and Cuvier.
Geological expedition in Andes, ending with serious illness. Specimens being sent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | 24 July & 28 Oct & 7 Nov 1834 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 22 DAR/1/1/22) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-251 |
From H. S. Fox 25 July 1834
Summary
Thanks CD for letter of 5 April and specimens; did not know the Falklands and Patagonia were so interesting geologically.
Will answer CD’s queries about S. Brazil in another letter. Names Friedrich Sellow, A. Saint-Hilaire, and Andrew Mathews as naturalists who travelled there. Directs CD to Alexander Caldcleugh in Santiago.
Author: | Henry Stephen Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 July 1834 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 123 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-252 |
To Catherine Darwin 20–9 July 1834
Summary
In the past six months he has done much geology and natural history. His geological pursuits are a source of high pleasure. Has lately determined to work chiefly on corals.
Spent three weeks going up the Santa Cruz with a party; they ran out of provisions 20 miles from the Cordilleras. Winter at present prevents his doing much natural history.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
Date: | 20–9 July 1834 |
Classmark: | DAR 223 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-248 |
letter | (5) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Fox, H. S. | (1) |
Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Darwin, Catherine | (1) |
Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
Langton, Catherine | (1) |
Whitley, C. T. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Henslow, J. S. | (2) |
Darwin, Catherine | (1) |
Fox, H. S. | (1) |
Langton, Catherine | (1) |