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direct »Letter 7513 — Darwin, C. R. to , 25 Feb [1871]Unidentified
Thanks for two reviews of Descent. Second is "most fair, kind and carefully abstracted".
direct »Letter 13859 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), [?]
Printed acknowledgment of the receipt of a letter.
direct »Letter 13865 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), 1 Mar [?]
Regrets not having a duplicate of one of his books to give away. "You will before long no doubt be able to borrow a copy."
direct »Letter 13867 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), 7 Aug [?]
Declines invitation to ride because he is "so very subject to headache".
* direct »Letter 647 — Darwin, C. R. to Geological Society, 4 Oct 1842
Papers by T. J. Newbold [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1842): 702–5], T. C. Hunt [3 (1842): 565–6] and J. Phillips [3 (1842): 705–6] need not be printed in Transactions of the Geological Society.
* direct »Letter 648 — Darwin, C. R. to Horner, A. S. (a), [4 Oct 1842]
Emma recovering well from birth of third child, Mary Eleanor. Sorry to hear Leonard Horner has been ill. Has received high praise of Coral reefs from Lyell.
* direct »Letter 649 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [5 and 7 Oct 1842]
Discusses growth of various species of coral. Explains significance of dead reefs. Describes meeting of the Council of the Geological Society; the controversy involving Edward Charlesworth. Mentions conversations with William Lonsdale about Lonsdale's work on corals and the financial support for his work. Murchison's views on glaciation in Wales.Agassiz's observations at Glen Roy.
* direct »Letter 650 — Darwin, C. R. to Jackson, Julian, 13 Oct [1842]
Discusses JJ's proposed review of his volume [Coral reefs].
* direct »Letter 651 — Darwin, C. R. to Miller, W. H., [16 Oct – 27 Nov 1842]
Mentions preparing geological notes for press. Asks whether WHM still has some geological specimens he had examined for CD. Urges WHM to attend important meeting of Geological Society on 3 December.
direct »Letter 1768 — Darwin, C. R. to Baxter, W. W., 24 Oct [1842–5 or 1853 or 1855–68?]
Sends enclosed order for two bottles [of unspecified chemical].