Darwin to Francis Galton

Date:
4 Feb 1856
Reference:
GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/3
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Letter from Charles Darwin asking Galton to intercede with a Rev. Erhardt [Erdhardt], an East African missionary with whom Darwin believed Galton was acquainted. Darwin was hoping to obtain information about domesticated poultry and other animals in East Africa.

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4 Feb 1856

Physical description

1 letter

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The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Location of original

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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