From Robert FitzRoy 26 February 1838
Chester St. 31.
26. Feb. /38.
My dear Darwin
Not the slightest inconvenience was caused by your keeping Richardson,1 I assure you,— Had I wished to look at it—I would have written but it is not in my line.
The work you ask about is going on steadily—though not on a railroad— I am rather old fashioned in habits as well as ideas—Ergo—a slow coach.
I am happy to say that there is nothing whatever in your excellent and well-filled volume, to which I have any kind of objection to offer—therefore I trust that you will entertain no further Scruple on that Subject.
I have sealed up the copy sent to me by your Printer and will forward it to Capt. B. Hall with King’s.2
If Mr. Whewell’s notice of your work is published—I should feel obliged by your letting me know where I can see it— I mean his Speech at the Geological Socy. 3 A line by twopenny is the readiest way—
Sincerely yours | Robt. FitzRoy
PS. As my boy has to go near Gt. Marlbro’ Street he may as well take this note—and, if you are at home—, wait for an answer about Mr. Whewell’s Speech.
I have this moment had an application from poor Earle—who—it seems—has been somewhat overthrown by the New Zealand Association—or at least disappointed in his own Expectations.4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Collected papers: The collected papers of Charles Darwin. Edited by Paul H. Barrett. 2 vols. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 1977.
Earle, Augustus. 1832. A narrative of a nine months’ residence in New Zealand, in 1827; together with a journal of a residence in Tristan d’Acunha. London.
Earle, Augustus. 1838. Illustrations of the native inhabitants of New Zealand. London.
Journal and remarks: Journal and remarks. 1832–1836. By Charles Darwin. Vol. 3 of Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty’s ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle’s circumnavigation of the globe. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. [Separately published as Journal of researches.]
Murray-Oliver, Anthony. 1968. Augustus Earle in New Zealand. christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs.
Summary
His work [on vol. 2 of Narrative] is going slowly.
Has no objection to anything in CD’s excellent volume. CD should "entertain no further scruple on that subject".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-403
- From
- Robert FitzRoy
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Chester St, 31
- Source of text
- DAR 204: 145
- Physical description
- ALS 5pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 403,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-403.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 2