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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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