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DCP-LETT-368

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[1 Aug 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 38 DAR/1/1/38)
Summary:

Botanical queries for Journal of researches, which is about to go to press.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-369

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Shoberl
Date:
2 Aug [1837]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Asks WS to write to his friend to make his corrections [in CD’s MS of Journal of researches] in ink.

Capt. FitzRoy agrees with the propriety of beginning to print [CD’s volume separately] at once.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-370

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Lonsdale
Date:
3 Aug [1837]
Source of text:
Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/3/123)
Summary:

Asks to withdraw abstract of his paper on coral formations ["Elevation and subsidence in the Pacific" (1838), Collected papers 1: 46–9].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-370A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Spring Rice
Date:
3 Aug 1837
Source of text:
The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824)
Summary:

With the encouragement of several scientific gentlemen and supported by the opinions of the Presidents of the three Learned Societies, CD ventures to request a grant of £1000 from Government to cover the cost of 150 engravings to illustrate results of his Beagle collections.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-370F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Richardson
Date:
[11 Aug 1837]
Source of text:
Scott Polar Research Institute (MS 1503/16/2)
Summary:

Chancellor of the Exchequer has ordered £1000 for the publication of the Zoology. Would like to meet JR to ask his advice on one or two points.

Thanks for his long account of the climate of North America.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-372

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Anne Susanna Lloyd; Anne Susanna Horner
Date:
[9 Aug 1837]
Source of text:
Library of Congress (Rare book and special collection division)
Summary:

Suggests coming to visit on Monday. Sends the Misses Horner a segment of wedding cake from Shrewsbury [marriage of Caroline Darwin to Josiah Wedgwood III].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-373

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
16 Aug [1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 39 DAR/1/1/39)
Summary:

Reports his successful interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Thomas Spring Rice] about a grant for publishing [Zoology]. Thanks JSH for help with this; "you have been the making of me from the first".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-374

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
28 Aug [1837]
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-76)
Summary:

Proof-sheets [of Journal of researches] are tumbling in. Mentions future plans for Zoology and geological works. Has £1000 from Government for illustrations.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-375

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood
Date:
[28 Aug 1837]
Source of text:
V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 228)
Summary:

Regrets he cannot come to music meeting in Birmingham because he is very busy with the proofs of his book [Journal of researches]. A waste of life to spend a summer in ugly Marlborough Street.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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