To T. F. Jamieson 21 November 1862
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
November 21— 1862
My dear Sir
I have great pleasure in expressing my strong opinion on your qualifications, as far as knowledge of the natural sciences is concerned, to give Lectures on Agriculture.1 I have read with admiration all your papers on the more recent geological changes in Scotland; & I can with entire truth say that according to my power of judging I have never read more able productions.2 I may add that the more recent geological phenomena are obviously those most connected with Agriculture. From our frequent correspondence, I am well aware that your knowledge of the several branches of Natural History is very considerable.
With my cordial wishes for that success, which I am sure you are well entitled to, I remain | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin
To | Th. F. Jamieson Esqre—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Jamieson, Thomas Francis. 1858. On the Pleistocene deposits of Aberdeenshire. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 14: 509–32.
Jamieson, Thomas Francis. 1863. On the parallel roads of Glen Roy, and their place in the history of the glacial period. [Read 21 January 1863.] Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 19: 235–59.
Roll of the graduates of the University of Aberdeen: Roll of the graduates of the University of Aberdeen 1860–1900. By William Johnston. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press. 1906.
Summary
CD expresses his high opinion of TFJ’s scientific qualifications for lecturing on agriculture.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3818
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Francis Jamieson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (MS.5406:171–2)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp & ADraftS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3818,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3818.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
