From William Andrew Fane De Salis 8 July 1839
Summary
A newly-elected Fellow sends a signed obligation and subscription to CD as Secretary of the Geological Society of London.
| Author: | William Andrew Fane De Salis |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/4/225) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-525 |
To A. Y. Spearman 13 July 1839
Summary
Transmits, as on former occasions, the Smith, Elder & Co. account for the now published third number of the third part of the Zoology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 13 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-525A |
From William Yarrell 14 July 1839
Summary
Acknowledges Journal of researches and in return sends the first volume of his History of British birds [1839–43].
| Author: | William Yarrell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 185 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-526 |
From John Grant Malcolmson 24 July 1839
Summary
Detailed evidence for and against geological elevation along coast of the Indian subcontinent, South Asia, and Arabia. Extensive references to geological literature about these areas.
Describes coral sand-dune and salt-marsh formation.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-528 |
From Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Léonce Élie de Beaumont 31 July 1839
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of CD’s gift of the Journal of researches. Praises CD’s "ingenious" views.
| Author: | Jean-Baptiste-Armand-Louis-Léonce (Léonce) Elie de Beaumont |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 177 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-529 |
To Leonard Jenyns 15 July [1839]
Summary
Discusses details of LJ’s part of Zoology [Fish].
CD is working hard on Coral reefs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 15 July [1839] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-527 |
| letter | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| De Salis, W. A. F. | (1) |
| Elie de Beaumont, Léonce | (1) |
| Malcolmson, J. G. | (1) |
| Yarrell, William | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (1) |
| Spearman, A. Y. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| De Salis, W. A. F. | (1) |
| Elie de Beaumont, Léonce | (1) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (1) |
