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DCP-LETT-1942

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
21 Aug [1856]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.135)
Summary:

Asks whether offspring of cross between African pig and common pig are fertile. Are Lord Rowland Hill’s African pigs domesticated?

Mentions pigeons’ skeletons.

Is working at a book on variation [Natural selection].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel4342

From:
Walter Calverley Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 August 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.446
Summary:

Inquires after JH's interest on changing the spelling of the English language to a phonetic system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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WCP1703

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Stevens
Date:
21 August 1856
Source of text:
  • Cambridge University Library: Add. 7339/234
  • Wallace, A. R. (1857). [Letter from Alfred R. Wallace dated 21 Aug. 1856, Ampanam, Lombock; communicated by Samuel Stevens]. Zoologist: 15(171-172): 5414-5416
Summary:

Mentions lack of insects to be found in the area in the dry season and attributes this to the cultivation of this area. Has had more success in collecting birds. The birds in this area "throw great light on the laws of Geographical distribution of Animals in the East". He is preparing a short account of his theory for publication. His bird collection amounts to 68 species of which about 20 are not found to the west of the island. Goes on to describe the land and its cultivation. Details some specimens he is sending to Singapore for shipping home (includes birds for sale, butterflies, beetles and land and fresh water shells). Offers the domestic duck to Darwin as well as the jungle cock.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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