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From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
28 June 1851
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Allen (Bishop of Ely)
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
6 July 1837
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
Arthur Aikin
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
15 April 1826
Source of text:
APS MS 509 L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Anne Henslow; Anne Barnard
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Mar 1871
Source of text:
DAR 160: 42
Summary:

On reading Descent was reminded of having seen, on a visit to an idiot asylum with her father [J. S. Henslow], a woman with long pointed ears.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Thomas Bell
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
11 August
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
From:
Reuben Almond Blair
To:
Smithsonian Institution
Date:
10 July 1878
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (B/D25.20)
Summary:

Requests that a box of specimen goose wings for CD be forwarded by the Institution to [W. H.] Flower at the Royal College of Surgeons. The wings bear on the transmission of the effects of injury.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Reuben Almond Blair
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 July 1878
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.542)
Summary:

Explains difficulties in supplying wings of geese. Describes injury of old gander that sired the abnormal geese.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
James Scott Bowerbank
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
5 February 1855
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
J. E. Bowman
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
14 September 1839
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Sept [1869]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Asks whether he may come with F. C. Donders to visit CD.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 July 1872
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

F. C. Donders coming to congress. Wants to arrange visit.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
31 July 1872
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Arranges to bring F. C. Donders to visit Down.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Nov 1872
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Thanks CD for Expression, comments on it.

Describes celebration of F. C. Donders’ 25th year as professor at Utrecht.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 Nov 1873
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Discusses hereditary character of hypermetropia. Notes views of F. C. Donders on the subject.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Robert Brown
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
10 August 1840
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
William Buckland
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
13 December 1835
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
William Clark
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
22 May 1841
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library Mss.B.H382
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
John Curtis
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
19 January 1852
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library The Scientists Collection I 509.L56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Maurice Herbert
Date:
[13 Sept 1828]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.1)
Summary:

Asks JMH to collect some insects at Barmouth.

Reports on his shooting luck.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Maurice Herbert
Date:
[3 Oct 1828]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.2)
Summary:

CD obliged for JMH’s labours in "the science". He reports having spent a pleasant month. Entomological pursuits succeeded.

Looks forward to receiving beetles and butterflies from JMH when he passes through Shrewsbury.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project