Letter 1010
Darwin, C. R. to Jukes, J. B.
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Knows nothing about missing fossils collected by J. L. Stokes.
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Down Farnborough Kent
Sunday
My dear Sir
I am sorry to say I know nothing of the fossils in question; I certainly never saw any fossils collected by Stokes, & I looked through the collection sent to me.. I think some specimens were sent back to him, but I have one box now, & when you are in town, I will send it you, if you choose.
I am much obliged for your very kind enquiries about my health.— I enjoyed my week at Southampton extremely. What dreadful weather you must have had during the last fortnight amongst the mountains.—
Yours very truly | C. Darwin
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CD and Jukes had corresponded in 1838, when Jukes sought an appointment as geological surveyor of Newfoundland (see Correspondence vol. 2, letters to J. B. Jukes, 6 December 1838 and 25 December [1838]). - +
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Jukes had recently returned from a survey of the north-east coast of Australia as naturalist aboard H.M.S. Fly, 1842–6. He had apparently sought information from John Lort Stokes, who had surveyed the north-west coast. - +
- f3 1010.f3
Jukes was engaged in the geological survey of North Wales.