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From:
Lord Braybrooke
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
10 February 1832
Source of text:
New York Public Library Pforz MS(MISC0381
Summary:
Writes concerning the excavation of mammoth remains and plans JSH visit to see them, potentially with Adam Sedgwick but probably not William Whewell. Gives a description of a tusk and other remains in their present state of excavation. States that similar remains in the same stratum of gravel nearby have been destroyed by labourers. Encloses a sketch of the tusk.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project