To Charles Hamilton Smith 14 January [1845]
Summary
Has read CHS’s paper, "Original population of America" [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 38 (1844–5): 1–20], and is eager to know reference for the account of a "ruined city in the Caroline Group", indicating that the land has subsided. Refers to his own subsidence hypothesis in his work [Coral reefs].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Hamilton Smith |
| Date: | 14 Jan [1845] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-815 |
From C. H. Smith 22 January 1845
Summary
Reports on an ancient town on Ascension, which is now at sea-level and approachable only by boat.
| Author: | Charles Hamilton Smith |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Jan 1845 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 188 (fragile) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-816 |
To C. H. Smith 26 January [1845]
Summary
Discusses extract sent by CHS dealing with island of Pouynipéte. Agrees account of island by Lloghtsky [Johann Lhotsky] is suspect.
Comments on view that former migration of animals, plants, and man was by continental extensions now submerged.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Hamilton Smith |
| Date: | 26 Jan [1845] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.40) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-820 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Smith, C. H. (a) | (1) |
Addressee
| Smith, C. H. (a) | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Smith, C. H. (a) | (3) |
Date
| 1845 | (3) |
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