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To J. S. Henslow 2 September [1854]
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Sends his comments on JSH’s MS on cirripedes ["On typical objects in natural history", Rep. BAAS (1855): 108–26].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 2 Sept [1854] |
| Classmark: | California State Library, San Francisco, Sutro Library (Crocker collection: folder #11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1586 |
To J. S. Henslow 20 February [1854]
Summary
Honoured and gratified by the dedication [to CD] of Hooker’s book [Himalayan journals].
News of Lyell from Madeira.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 20 Feb [1854] |
| Classmark: | California State Library, San Francisco, Sutro Library (Crocker collection: folder #11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1554 |
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- … Darwin, C. R. Henslow, J. S. …
- … r . Jenyn’s. & we will go to the Crystal Palace. We could send to Edenbridge Station (eleven miles) to meet you, sleep here, & go next day or next day but one to the Palace; & thus the great rectangle which the S.E. Railway makes, would be cut off. — My dear Henslow, I most sincerely hope that you are well. — | Ever yours | C. Darwin …
To J. S. Henslow 17 November [1854]
Summary
Asks JSH to inquire about drift-wood at Kerguelen Land.
Hooker’s observation on similarity of Kerguelen plant species to those of Tierra del Fuego strikes CD as a great anomaly, so he is searching for an answer, "however improbable".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1854] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.109) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1602 |
