To Basil Hall 15 March 1840
Summary
Discussion of the geology of Coquimbo, Chile.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Basil Hall |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1840 |
| Classmark: | Musée royal de Mariemont, Belgium (Aut. 1061/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-558F |
To Richard Owen [March? 1840]
Summary
Sends a proof title page and asks RO to send a list of plates and contents [of Fossil mammalia] to the printer, Mr Stewart.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [Mar? 1840] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, New York (dealers) (29 October 1993) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-559F |
To the President and Council of the Geological Society of London 24 March 1840
Summary
Regrets that state of his health forces him to resign as one of the Secretaries of the Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Geological Society of London |
| Date: | 24 Mar 1840 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/5/8 ) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-561 |
To the Geological Society of London 28 March [1840]
Summary
Feels he has no choice but to comply with the request of Council that he remain in office. Is reluctant to do so as his health has caused him to miss meetings and he has never once attended without suffering the next day. Cannot hold office beyond next anniversary meeting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Geological Society of London |
| Date: | 28 Mar [1840] |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/5/56) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-562 |
From David Milne 28 March 1840
Summary
Comments on CD’s paper on South American volcanoes [Trans. of the Geol. Soc. of London, 2d ser., pt 3, 5 (1840): 601–31]. Jets of steam or flame issuing from the side of a hill in Glen Almond.
| Author: | David Milne Home |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Mar 1840 |
| Classmark: | Milne Home 1891, pp. 69–72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-562F |
From Charles Maclaren to Thomas Walker 30 March 1840
Summary
CD has asked CM whether he can supply William Kemp’s address, and CM passes the enquiry to TW.
| Author: | Charles Maclaren |
| Addressee: | Thomas Walker |
| Date: | 30 Mar 1840 |
| Classmark: | Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 10252/1) (gift of Ruth Cramond and David Cramond) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-562G |
| letter | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Maclaren, Charles | (1) |
| Milne Home, David | (1) |
| Geological Society of London | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Hall, Basil | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
| Walker, Thomas | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Geological Society of London | (2) |
| Hall, Basil | (1) |
| Maclaren, Charles | (1) |
| Milne Home, David | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
| Walker, Thomas | (1) |
