Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at 36 Gt Marlborough St.
Reference number: HS/6/10
Date: 2 November 1838
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has promised Alexander Macleay that he would send details of the nets John Frederick William Herschel used to catch pelagic animals.
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- HS/6/10
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- 2 November 1838
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Charles Robert Darwin
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Charles Robert Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin, Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at 36 Gt Marlborough St., 2 November 1838, HS/6/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_10/letter-from-charles-robert-darwin-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-36-gt-marlborough-st, accessed on 09 December 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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Charles Robert Darwin
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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