From Leonard Jenyns   15 January 1842

Dear Henslow

I was in London , last week, but unfortunately caught cold going up, and was unable to leave the house almost the whole time of my being there. – I could not in con ^sc go to Baillieu’s myself, but I got Yarrell to call, – & to give him the commission about Achille Comte’s tableaux du Reg. An. – which he said he would attend to.

He said he had not sent any to you for some time back because you ordered him not on the occasion of your leaving Cambridge.

It is of no importance your not having yet attended to the Botanical notes on White’s Selbourne as I am only now just beginning to set to work again upon the subject myself, – but I hope you will not forget it altogether; – and it will be quite time enough if I have them by the beginning, or even the middle, of next month. –

Also I wish you would send me (this as soon as you are able) – the roughest pencil sketch, such as need not take you more than a few minutes, – of the Harvest-Mouse, in the attitude in w. ^h you so often see your own, – of running down the twig, & stopping in its descent with the extremity of its tail curled round the stem; – I hope too, that when you give me your botanical notes, you will include one on the H. mouse, – detailing anything you have observed in its habits w. ^h you think interesting & adapt it for insertion. –

Charles & I came down together yesterday: He talks of going to you when he leaves Bottisham, & he has written a line or two above the last page in relation thereto.[ I shall expect to hear whether it suits you to receive me 29 ^th or at present advised Chas.]

It is a long time since I heard from Harriet, – but hope she & all the rest are well. – Give her my love, & Believe I am,

Yours aff’ly | L. Jenyns