From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Richardson
Date:
[24 July 1837]
Source of text:
Scott Polar Research Institute (MS 1503/16/1)
Summary:
Questions about woods in cold, northern climates; about JR’s reference to frozen sandstone; about how far out from the shore the sea may become frozen.
His petition for assistance from the government is in statu quo; he is working at his Journal [of researches].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project