To John Murray 17 November [1856–7]
Summary
Asks JM for four copies of his Journal of researches [2d ed.] at wholesale price. Also asks for total number of copies sold.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1856-7] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff.62–63) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1026 |
To John Murray 20 November [1856–7]
Summary
Thanks for gift [of books requested in 1026]. Sale is a good deal more than he had anticipated.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 20 Nov [1856-7] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff.54–55) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1028 |
From Edward Blyth [c. 22 March 1856]
Summary
Gives references to works on fowls and pigeons.
Observations on Gallinaceae.
Musk ox skull from southern England is additional evidence for Agassiz’s glacial period. Owen is mistaken in calling it a buffalo.
EB describes the buffalo proper.
Will send domestic pigeon specimens.
Believes pigeons were not bred in India before the Mohammedan conquest. Describes Indian breeds.
Believes the ass is an African rather than an Asian production. Discusses various species of ass and their distribution.
Wild horned cattle on borders of Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur.
[Notes received by CD on 6 May 1856.]
| Author: | Edward Blyth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 22 Mar 1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 98: 133–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1845 |
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- … John Murray. Dureau de la Malle, Adolphe Jules César Auguste. 1855a. Des transformations opérées lors du retour des diverses variétés de nos animaux et de nos oiseaux domestiques à l’état sauvage, et du passage de la servitude à l’indépendance et à la liberté. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 41: 688–92. Nicholson, B. …
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