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DAR - Charles Darwin Papers
- 1 - Charles Darwin Correspondence
  - 1 - Letters from Charles Darwin to John Stevens Henslow

Ref No	DAR/1/1/18
Title	Letter from Charles Darwin, Rio de la Plata, H.M.S. Beagle, to John Stevens Henslow
Description	Darwin fears that Henslow will think his collections scanty but he makes it a constant rule to prefer obscure and diminutive tribes of animals. He has acquired a servant whom he has taught to skin birds and hopes this will mean a larger proportion of showy specimens for the future. He lists four barrels of specimens that he will be sending, and gives details of their future planned routes and how he looks forward to getting to the western coast of South America.
Date	18 July 1833
Collection Title	Charles Darwin Papers
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter of 4 folios

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