To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834

Valparaiso

October 4^th. 1834¹

My dear Henslow

I have been unwell & am not yet out of bed. I write to tell you that Capt. FitzRoy sent, a week ago, by H.M.S. Samarang through Portsmout^h.—2 Casks, containing bones & stones & a box with 6 small bottles, with very valuable specimens.— Besides these 2 Casks there is a large Jar.—

I will write soon again when I am well. Dear Henslow | Yours affectionately | Chas. Darwin *S 2

Valparaiso

This was written before CD completed the letter begun on 24 July (letter to J. S. Henslow, 24 July – 7 November 1834).

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0.2 1834] ‘4’ over ‘5’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-258,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-258

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CD is unwell.

FitzRoy has dispatched two casks of bones and stones, a box with "very valuable specimens", and a large jar.

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Record number: DCP-LETT-258
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: John Stevens Henslow
Date: 4 Oct 1834
Sent from: Valparaiso
Source of text: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 23 DAR/1/1/23)
Physical description: 1p

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Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1.

To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834

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