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Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857. Letter to Frederick William Beechey, 1836, February 4.

Title: Letter to Frederick William Beechey, 1836, February 4.

In this letter, which is written to Frederick Beechey, one of Beaufort's officers, Beaufort discusses dispatches he received from the Beagle's captain, Robert FitzRoy. These dispatches describe the Beagle's surveying expeditions along South America's coast as well as report on the Beagle's activities in 1835 (he mentions several places in Chile by name). Beaufort is giving this informaiton to Beechey so that he does not duplicate FitzRoy's efforts. Although the letter was written in secretarial hand, Beaufort signed it and and wrote a postcript in pencil informing Beechey of the birth of his daughter and the news that "Mrs. B was doing very well and the young lady also." This would have been Beechey's first news of the birth of his daughter. This letter is one copy of many that Beaufort sent to various ports in the hope that one reaches Beechey as soon as possible. Charles Darwin is not mentioned by name in the letter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item, 4 pages.

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Papers of William Mogg, 1811-c.1870

Title: Papers of William Mogg 1811-c.1870

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes

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King, Phillip Parker, 1791-1856. Expedition papers [manuscript].

Title: Expedition papers [manuscript]. 1826-1830.

Papers of the pioneer surveying expedition of the "Adventure" and "Beagle" 1826-1830. Included are the journals of Captain Phillip Parker King, the expedition's commander in the "Adventure", of Captain John Stokes and Captain Robert Fitzroy in the "Beagle". Fitzroy took command of the "Beagle" after Captain Stokes' suicide in 1828. The five volumes contain, as well as these two journals, meteorological journals, reports, letters and other papers. Much of this material was not included in the published journals.

ArchivalResource: 5 v.

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Vol. II (ff. 502). D-J.includes:f. 1 Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of S Australia: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1862. f. 3 William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1843. f. 5 Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet: Letter to ...

Title: Vol. II (ff. 502). D-J.includes:f. 1 Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of S Australia: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1862.f. 3 William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1843.f. 5 Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet: Letter to ... Unspecified

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Alison, Archibald, 1757-1839. Papers pertaining to Charles Darwin and evolution [manuscript], 1771-1921.

Title: Papers pertaining to Charles Darwin and evolution [manuscript], 1771-1921.

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence by or about men who contributed to the development of the theory of evolution. Correspondents include Erasmus Darwin regarding the "Botanic Garden" and treating a patient with foxglove tea; James Hall to Alexander Marcet regarding introductions and recommendations, several societies, political ambitions and family news particularly the illness (delirium) of his son; and Wilhelm von Humboldt on Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and the H.M.S. Beagle. Also Herbert Spencer on his work and publications incuding "Principles of psychology," Darwin, Thomas Huxley and a bust of himself; J. F. W. Herschel on meteorology, geology and volcanic action; Charles Darwin on his health, work, father, human expression, the theory of language and Weale and Lyell. Also Francis Galton on Darwin, differences with William Flower, and anthropomorphic experiments; and Samuel Butler on his theory of unconscious memory. There are also water-colors of the H.M.S. Beagle by Conrad Martens; engravings of fossils; notes on the effect of alcohol and a prescription by Erasmus Darwin; and a ticket and a program for Charles Darwin's funeral, and a copy of his queries on human expression. In addition there are pertinent newsclippings and cartoons; and portraits of Darwin, his family, Robert Chambers, Hooker, James Hutton, Huxley, Lyell Spencer and John Tyndall. Additional correspondents and recipients include Archibald Alison, Joseph Edgar Boehm, John Chapman, Emma Wedgwood Darwin, Francis Darwin, Robert Fitzroy, William Henry Flower, James Hall, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley, Joseph Johnson, Charles Lyell, Richard Owen, Thomas Percival, John Playfair, Anna Sedgwick, Alfred Russel Wallace, James Philip Mansal Weale and William Whewell.

ArchivalResource: 153 items.

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Robert Fitzroy: Correspondence, 1816-1852

Title: Robert Fitzroy: Correspondence 1816-1852

ArchivalResource: 1 box-file

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Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871. Papers, 1810-1917 (inclusive), 1830-1866 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1810-1917 (inclusive), 1830-1866 (bulk).

Includes John Herschel's notes, autograph compositions, and correspondence with his father and others, including the 1860 correspondence with Robert Fitzroy. Materials focus espcially on double stars and include 2 boxes of "forms of registry of the micrometic measures of double stars." Also includes transcripts of his materials (1917), compositions of others, and correspondence of William Herschel with others.

ArchivalResource: 18 v., 2 metal boxes (3 linear ft.)

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Goodwin, Harvey, 1818-1891. Pamphlets V [electronic resource] 1836-1895.

Title: Pamphlets V [electronic resource] 1836-1895.

ArchivalResource: 13 v. in 1 : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

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American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983.

Title: Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

Though the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection is composed of items that do not fall readily into any other existing collection, the two dominant intellectual areas represented in the collection are Early American History and History of Science.

ArchivalResource: 25.0 Linear feet

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MARTIN PAPERS. Vol. LXXII. Admiralty letters to Sir William Fanshawe Martin, while Commodore commanding the Lisbon Squadron, together with letters from [Sir] G. H. Seymour, [Envoy Extraordinary at Lisbon], and from captains of ships in the Lisbon Squ...

Title: MARTIN PAPERS. Vol. LXXII. Admiralty letters to Sir William Fanshawe Martin, while Commodore commanding the Lisbon Squadron, together with letters from [Sir] G. H. Seymour, [Envoy Extraordinary at Lisbon], and from captains of ships in the Lisbon Squ... 5 Jan 1850-2 Aug 1851

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Robert Fitzroy papers, 1843-1865, 1843-1865

Title: Robert Fitzroy papers, 1843-1865 1843-1865

These papers include letters from Admiral C.R. Moorson, correspondence with James Ross and Edward Sabine concerning polar exploration, and a map of the stars near the North Pole.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

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Kenyon, John, 1784-1856. John Kenyon Autograph Album 1806-1903.

Title: John Kenyon Autograph Album 1806-1903.

The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts and letters written by leading British Victorian political, scientific, and literary figures; there is also a small amount of material by American, French, German, and Polish writers. The manuscripts include poems by Daniel Webester, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Helen Maria Williams. The political correspondents include John Bright, Hugh McCalmont Cairns (Earl Cairns), George William Villiers (Earl of Clarendon), Frances Power Cobbe, Richard Cobden, William Ewart Gladstone, George Cornewall Lewis, Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston), and George Frederick Robinson (Marquess of Ripon). The artist, scientific, and literary correspondents include Charles Babbage, Sara Coleridge, Charles Eastlake, Maria Edgeworth, Robert Fitzroy, John Forster, Elizabeth Gaskell, Grace Greenwood, Felicia Hemans, Richard Monckton Milnes (Baron Houghton), Edwin Landseer, William Macready, Harriet Martineau, Roderick Impey Murchison, Caroline Norton, and Catharine Maria Sedgwick.

ArchivalResource: 111 pieces.2 boxes.

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Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865. Autograph letter signed : "Board of Trade" [London], to John T. Towson, 1858 Oct. 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed : "Board of Trade" [London], to John T. Towson, 1858 Oct. 28.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

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Alison, Archibald, 1757-1839,. Papers pertaining to Charles Darwin and evolution, 1771-1821.

Title: Papers pertaining to Charles Darwin and evolution, 1771-1821.

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence by or about men who contributed to the development of the theory of evolution. Correspondents include Erasmus Darwin regarding the "Botanic Garden" and treating a patient with foxglove tea; James Hall to Alexander Marcet regarding introductions and recommendations, several societies, political ambitions and family news particularly the illness (delirium) of his son; and Wilhelm von Humboldt on Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and the H.M.S. Beagle. Also Herbert Spencer on his work and publications incuding "Principles of psychology," Darwin, Thomas Huxley and a bust of himself; J.F.W. Herschel on meteorology, geology and volcanic action; Charles Darwin on his health, work, father, human expression, the theory of language and Weale and Lyell. Also Francis Galton on Darwin, differences with William Flower, and anthropomorphic experiments; and Samuel Butler on his theory of unconscious memory. There are also water-colors of the H.M.S. Beagle by Conrad Martens; engravings of fossils; notes on the effect of alcohol and a prescription by Erasmus Darwin; and a ticket and a program for Charles Darwin's funeral, and a copy of his queries on human expression. In addition there are pertinent newsclippings and cartoons; and portraits of Darwin, his family, Robert Chambers, Hooker, James Hutton, Huxley, Lyell Spencer and John Tyndall. Additional correspondents and recipients include Archibald Alison, Joseph Edgar Boehm, John Chapman, Emma Wedgwood Darwin, Francis Darwin, Robert Fitzroy, William Henry Flower, James Hall, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley, Joseph Johnson, Charles Lyell, Richard Owen, Thomas Percival, John Playfair, Anna Sedgwick, Alfred Russel Wallace, James Philip Mansal Weale and William Whewell.

ArchivalResource: 153 items.

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Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865. Letters.

Title: Letters. 1837-1860.

Five A.L.S. to Smyth, Dixon, and unnamed correspondents.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Robert Fitzroy: Correspondence, 1816-1852

Title: Robert Fitzroy: Correspondence 1816-1852

ArchivalResource: 1 box-file

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Autograph File, F, 1447-1994.

Title: Autograph File, F, 1447-1994.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

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