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DCP-LETT-731

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
20 Jan [1844]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.37)
Summary:

Discusses sending HD lice specimens. Asks him to check with G. R. Waterhouse.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-734F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
5 Feb [1844]
Source of text:
Jeremy and Helen Evans (private collection)
Summary:

Dicussion of some specimens from the Beagle voyage.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-754F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
1 June [1844]
Source of text:
19th Century Shop (dealers) (April 2016)
Summary:

Sends HD a reference to human lice from Charles White 1799.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-755

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
3 June [1844]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.35)
Summary:

Discusses intestinal worms among humans.

Comments on origin of human races.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-763F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
[27 July – 10 Aug 1844]
Source of text:
Yale University Medical Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library (MMS)
Summary:

Sends four packets of lice and suggests writing to Dr A. Smith, "the S. African traveller", for assistance.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-770

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
12 Aug [1844]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Can hardly believe he made a mistake in specimens sent to HD. Recopies numbers in case he transposed them. [Has to do with lice taken from a specimen of aperea and put into spirits during Beagle voyage.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-787

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
7 Nov [1844]
Source of text:
Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Summary:

Discusses HD’s information that same species of birds at remote stations have identical parasites. Urges him to investigate N. American land-bird parasites.

Is deeply interested in everything connected with geographical distribution, and the differences between species and varieties.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1103

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
21 July [1847]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 383
Summary:

Regrets not seeing HD at Oxford meeting [of BAAS].

He may keep duplicates of parasitic insects from CD’s collection. Lyell has collected Pediculi for HD from Negroes in North America.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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