To John Stevens Henslow 11 December [1851]
Summary
Sends cirripede specimens for Ipswich Museum.
Asks how much a village fireworks display would cost.
Comments on the need in education for good habits of expression and accurate observation instead of making "wretched Latin verses".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 11 Dec [1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: A85–A88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1463 |
To Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von Krauss 21 December [1851]
Summary
Asks to borrow FK’s specimen of Conia rosea. Would like to know if FK collected it himself [in S. Africa] or was given it, because CD has a closely allied species from Australia, which surprises him. [See Living Cirripedia 2: 335.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von Krauss |
| Date: | 21 Dec [1851] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1465 |
To Thomas Salt 24 December 1851
Summary
Asking Thomas Salt to inform the Executors of Captain Muckleston that he wishes to foreclose the mortgage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Salt |
| Date: | 24 Dec 1851 |
| Classmark: | Rachel Salt (private collection); sold by Spink’s (dealers), July 2018 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1465F |
To Adam White 26 December 1851
Summary
Testimonial letter expressing CD’s high opinion of AW’s zoological attainments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Adam White |
| Date: | 26 Dec 1851 |
| Classmark: | Testimonials of Adam White, F.L.S., Assistant in the Zoological Department, British Museum [1854], p. 15 (National Library of Scotland, 3.2043(6)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1466 |
To Thomas Salt 26 December [1851]
Summary
Asks Thomas Salt to accept the repayment of a mortgage from Captain Muckleston’s executors, if Josiah Wedgwood agrees.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Salt |
| Date: | 26 Dec [1851] |
| Classmark: | Rachel Salt (private collection); sold by Spink’s (dealers), July 2018 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1466G |
To John Richardson 30 December [1851]
Summary
Will send JR’s box of cirripedes on Thursday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Richardson |
| Date: | 30 Dec [1851] |
| Classmark: | Louisiana State University Libraries, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (James E. Murdoch Papers, Mss. 667) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1466H |
| letter | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Salt, Thomas | (2) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Krauss, C. F. F. von | (1) |
| Richardson, John | (1) |
| White, Adam | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Krauss, C. F. F. von | (1) |
| Richardson, John | (1) |
| Salt, Thomas | (2) |
| White, Adam | (1) |
