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DCP-LETT-3517

From:
Thomas Gold Appleton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Apr [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 159: 111
Summary:

Sends letter via his brother visiting England. Awaits continuation of CD’s "wonderful book", which excites much interest.

Comments on Civil War which he expects will end slavery.

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DCP-LETT-5296

From:
Thomas Gold Appleton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 Dec [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 159: 112
Summary:

Sends specimen of Californian fish that inhabits mountain lakes. The lakes often dry up and the fish have developed legs to enable them to wander in search of water.

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DCP-LETT-5427

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Gold Appleton
Date:
2 Mar [1866]
Source of text:
Boston Public Library Rare Books and Print Departments–Courtesy of the Trustees
Summary:

The specimen is not a fish but the larva of some batrachian or frog-like animal. Has sent it to British Museum, which says it resembles the axolotl of Mexico.

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