To T. W. Woodbury 7 December [1862]1
Down,
Dec. 7th.
Dear Sir
I cannot think of any means of aiding you with respect to Bees from the E. Indies.2 You must be sanguine to hope to keep a Tropical insect through our winters; but I fully admit that no one can foresee what will happen in such cases. Mr Wallace was only touring in Devonshire,3 his address is
A. R. Wallace, Esqre.
5, Westbourne Grove Terrace
London W
The only man, whom I can suggest to communicate with is
E. Blyth, Esqre 4
Asiatic Soc
Calcutta
He is the Curator and an excellent Naturalist, but sadly overworked; yet very obliging. He is not an Entomologist; but attends much to domesticated animals.
I shall be truly grateful for the piece of comb: be so kind as to address it as follows to my Brother’s House5
Ch. Darwin, Esqre
6 Queen Anne Street
Cavendish Square
London
To be left till called for
I am also truly obliged to your great kindness in getting my query on the variation of the Bee circulated in Germany; I have been very glad to see the answers.6
My dear Sir | yours sincerely obliged | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Brackman, Arnold C. 1980. A delicate arrangement. The strange case of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. New York: Times Books.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
Post Office directory of Devonshire: Post Office directory of Devonshire and Cornwall. London. 1856–1926.
Summary
Cannot aid TWW with respect to bees from East Indies. Suggests he write to Edward Blyth.
Thanks him for getting query on variation in bees circulated in Germany.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3849
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas White Woodbury
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 148: 374
- Physical description
- C 2pp
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3849,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3849.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10