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From:
Charles Wyville Thomson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Oct 1870
Source of text:
DAR 178: 113
Summary:

Seeks CD’s support as a candidate for Edinburgh Chair in Natural History.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Wyville Thomson
Date:
10 Oct 1870
Source of text:
Christie’s, London (dealers) (13 July 2022, lot 59)
Summary:

Testimonial letter hoping that CWT will be successful in getting Chair of Natural History at Edinburgh.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Wyville Thomson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 May 1877
Source of text:
DAR 178: 114
Summary:

Is sorting material collected by the Challenger and wonders whether CD would care to examine the cirripedes.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Wyville Thomson
Date:
3 May 1877
Source of text:
Christie’s, London (dealers) (13 July 2022, lot 61)
Summary:

Some years ago he would have been delighted to take up the Cirripedia collected on the Challenger expedition, but feels that the subject has largely passed out of his mind.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Wyville Thomson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 June 1877
Source of text:
DAR 178: 115
Summary:

Wants CD’s advice on who would undertake describing the Crustacea from the Challenger expedition [1872–6].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Wyville Thomson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 June 1878
Source of text:
DAR 178: 116
Summary:

Seeks CD’s support for W. C. M’Intosh, candidate for Chair in Natural History at Aberdeen.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project