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DCP-LETT-356

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[28 May 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 36 DAR/1/1/36)
Summary:

CD to read paper on formation of coral islands at Geological Society. Lyell seems prepared to give up [his view].

Publication of the Narrative is now definite. Feels he should have published journal after the geology and zoology of the voyage.

Robert Brown, as well as JSH, is interested in edible fungi from Tierra del Fuego.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-361A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[20 June 1837]
Source of text:
The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824)
Summary:

Upon the advice of Captain Beaufort and with embarrassment to himself CD asks JSH whether he would be perfectly willing personally to take the letter requesting government assistance directly to Thomas Spring Rice [Chancellor of the Exchequer].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-366

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[12 or 13 July 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 37 DAR/1/1/37)
Summary:

Has been "cramming up learning to ornament my journal with".

Sends a list of questions on his botanical specimens. Needs answers for Journal of researches, which he expects to go to press in August.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

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-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-378

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[20 Sept 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 40 DAR/1/1/40)
Summary:

Doctors have urged him to knock off all work and go to the country. Arranges proof-reading with JSH, while he is at Shrewsbury.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-381

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[23 Sept 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 41 DAR/1/1/41)
Summary:

Proof-reading arrangements for Journal of researches. CD’s difficulty in writing correctly.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-382

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
14 Oct [1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 42 DAR/1/1/42)
Summary:

CD’s reasons for his reluctance to take the Secretaryship of the Geological Society.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-384

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[4 Nov 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 43 DAR/1/1/43)
Summary:

CD’s work [on Zoology] is going smoothly. Marvels at finding himself an author [of Journal of researches]. Part so far printed has a good many errata.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-338

From:
John Stevens Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[5 Nov 1837 – Mar 1838]
Source of text:
DAR 39: 88a
Summary:

Fragment glued to CD’s notes on rock specimens. The recto refers to one of CD’s specimens, the verso mentions his Keeling Island plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-388

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[19 Nov 1837]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 44 DAR/1/1/44)
Summary:

Asks JSH to look over the prospectus [for Zoology]. Has one more chapter of Journal of researches to finish.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-400

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[21 Jan 1838]
Source of text:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Dreer collection)
Summary:

Sends rock specimen for W. H. Miller. Asks JSH to see whether there is any geology in P. B. Webb and Sabin Berthelot, Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries [1835–50]. Finds his work on geology growing so large that it will take more than one volume and asks whether this will make publication aid more difficult.

Has accepted Secretaryship of the Geological Society.

Will not come to Cambridge because "as long as I continue well I cannot bear to leave my work for half a day".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-406

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[26 Mar 1838]
Source of text:
DAR 93: A1–2
Summary:

Declines Ray Club dinner; too busy with Zoology.

Thanks JSH for presenting his work to Cambridge Philosophical Society.

Asks him to get an answer from W. H. Miller on specimen of crystallised mineral.

Contributor:
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DCP-LETT-429A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
3 Nov 1838
Source of text:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 2031 A. Gift of H. W. Lende Jr)
Summary:

Relates plan for an appendix to his Journal of researches which will include facts of species of birds’ being different in different islands of the Galápagos and also of the lizards and tortoises on the islands. Asks JSH whether he can supply parallels in the plant life.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-456

From:
John Stevens Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Dec 1838
Source of text:
DAR 204: 166
Summary:

On his 15th wedding anniversary JSH writes to CD wishing him happiness as great as JSH has had in his marriage, and adds some advice.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-495

From:
John Stevens Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Feb 1839
Source of text:
DAR 204: 167
Summary:

Writes to CD as "Brother Benedick" and sends hearty good wishes for health and happiness in marriage. They are sending a little silver candlestick for a wax taper.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-505

From:
John Stevens Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[c. 14 Apr 1839]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 63v
Summary:

[Note forwarding 503.]

Lord Fitzwilliam’s gardener does not believe in hybrid ferns.

Contributor:
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DCP-LETT-543

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[10 Nov 1839]
Source of text:
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York (Heineman Collection MA 7127)
Summary:

Urges JSH to describe Galapagos species in a paper on the flora of the islands.

Has been interested in geographical distribution and would be interested to have a paper by JSH on the general character of flora of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia.

"I keep on steadily collecting every sort of fact which may throw light on the origin & variation of species."

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-552

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
[24 Jan 1840]
Source of text:
DAR 93: A3–4
Summary:

Sends specimens from Indian Ocean atolls.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-573

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
3 July [1840]
Source of text:
DAR 93: A5–6
Summary:

Describes an orange tree with curious "horned" fruit; sends specimen. Asks if the horns represent "metamorphoses of some organ into the fruit orange".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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