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Ref NoDAR/1/1/2
TitleLetter from Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury, to John Stevens Henslow
DescriptionDarwin explains how he feels he should decline the 'Beagle' voyage offer from Henslow because of his father’s objections, which he lists, and that otherwise he would have taken all risks to go on it. His Geological trip with Adam Sedgwick was a success and he has been grieving from the news of Marmaduke Ramsay’s death.
Date30 [Aug 1831]
Collection TitleLetters from Charles Darwin to John Henslow
LevelItem
Extent1 letter of 4 folios
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