From Robert FitzRoy 15 November 1837
Captain FitzRoy presents his compliments to Mr. Darwin and in answer to the note (dated Monday) received yesterday evening—Captain FitzRoy begs to say that he has spoken to Captain Beaufort—to Sir Edward Parry1 —and others—and is recommended to refer Mr. Darwin to the opinion of some third person whose personal feelings are not involved.
Captain FitzRoy therefore begs to decline giving any opinion—at present—upon the wording of a preface to Mr. Darwin’s Work2 —and will only venture to remark that there were obliging—disinterested—and kind-hearted officers on board the Beagle.—
Chester Street. 31.15th. Novr. 1837
Footnotes
Bibliography
Narrative: Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty’s ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839.
Zoology: The zoology of the voyage of HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. 5 pts. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1838–43.
Summary
RF declines to give an opinion on the wording of the preface to CD’s volume [Journal and remarks, vol. 3 of Narrative, published separately as Journal of researches] and refers him to a disinterested third party.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-386
- From
- Robert FitzRoy
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Chester St, 31
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 132
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 386,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-386.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 2
