To Benjamin Silliman 26 February 18401
[London]
Mr. Darwin presents his compliments to Prof. Silliman and trusts that Prof. Silliman will excuse the liberty Mr. D. has taken in enclosing a letter on the subject of whirlwinds to be forwarded by any opportunity to Mr. Redfield whose address is unknown to Mr. D.2 Mr. Darwin hopes that Prof. Silliman received some time since a copy of his ‘Journal of Researches during the voyage of the Beagle’3 which he took the liberty of sending him as a mark of respect.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Redfield, William C. 1831. Remarks on the prevailing storms of the Atlantic coast of the the North American states. American Journal of Science and Arts 20: 17–51.
Summary
Asks that a letter on tornados be forwarded to W. C. Redfield. Hopes Silliman received a copy of Journal of Researches.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-557F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Benjamin Silliman, Sr
- Source of text
- Gallery of History (dealers) (4 December 1996)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 557F,” accessed on 5 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-557F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13 (Supplement)
