skip to content

Darwin Correspondence Project

From S. F. Baird   3 May 1881

May 3, 81.

Dear Sir.

I take the liberty of introducing herewith in the Bearer, Capt. Wheeler of the United States Engineers, an officer of the American Army, who has had charge, for many years of one of the most important of expeditions of this Government, namely, that west of the one hundredth meridian.1 His many magnificent volumes, covering all manner of science, geographical geological, zoological & botanical have made him known in Scientific circles everywhere.

Commending him to your kind consideration, I remain, | Very respectfully | Your obedient servant | Spencer F Baird | Secretary Sm. Inst2

Charles Darwin Esq.

Footnotes

George Montague Wheeler was the director of the survey of the United States west of the 100th meridian, popularly known as the Wheeler Survey, the results of which were published between 1875 and 1889 (Wheeler et al. 1875–89).

Bibliography

Wheeler, George Montague, et al. 1875–89. Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. 7 vols. Washington: Government Printing Office.

Summary

Introduces Capt. George Montague Wheeler of the US Engineers, who has charge of the government expedition west of the 100th meridian.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13143
From
Spencer Fullerton Baird
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
unstated
Source of text
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Smithsonian Archives: Record Unit 33, Volume 111)
Physical description
ACCS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13143,” accessed on 19 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13143.xml

letter