Galton, Sir Francis to Dalzell
- Date:
- 05 Dec 1850
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/3/2/3/4
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Letter from Francis Galton to Dalzell, with instructions that it be distributed to Galton's friends. The letter is dated 05 December, and Galton discusses his travels, the conflict with the Namaqua, problems with lions, breaking in oxen, and trouble with his men. A postscript is added dated 28 February, in which Galton describes his meeting with the captain of the Namaqua. A clipping of a newspaper article based on the text of this letter has been pasted to the back of it.
Typescript copy of the letter is enclosed.
Publication/Creation
05 Dec 1850
Physical description
1 letter plus typescript copy
Terms of use
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.
Location of duplicates
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.