Is sorry to hear ARW's friend has not obtained employment in British Guiana, as it is difficult to make a living just from collecting specimens.
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Is sorry to hear ARW's friend has not obtained employment in British Guiana, as it is difficult to make a living just from collecting specimens.
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Offers advice in preparing for employment and on collecting in the tropics.
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Is expecting Birch to stay so that he can work for 2 days at the museum.
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His young friend Fred Birch is going to British Guiana. Cd Thomas advise Birch on what to collect and give him a copy of the department's printed instructions - send specimens directly to the Museum for Thomas to choose what he requires - will Museum pay a fixed price per specimen - ARW asks because "we can hear of no trustworthy agents".
Proposed changes to ARW's will; ARW's autobiography; electrical theory; Violet's future; William's career.
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Advises about Birch's proposed expedition to Brazil, urging him not to go via Jamaica. Also discusses a forthcoming visit from Birch to Broadstone.
More advice about Birch's proposed expeditions. There is a direct shipping line from Glasgow to the West Indies. Favours going via Trinidad.
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Advice on the importance of having an agent to handle the sale of specimens. Private buyers and museums are possible clients. Birch should check if bird skeletons are required.
Discusses Edgar Allen Poe's poem "Leonainie" and the alleged imitation of it.