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GALTON - Galton Papers
1 - Personal and Family Papers
1 - Family History and Correspondence
9 - Biographical Material Relating to the Galton Family
5 - Papers and Correspondence from Edward Galton Wheler-Galton's Family Book
7 - Darwin, Charles Robert to Francis Galton
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Piece
Reference Number
GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/2
Title
Darwin to Francis Galton
Date
28 May 1854
Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to Galton regarding methods of lighting a fire. No year given, but likely to date from 1854 as Galton's book The Art of Travel, which contains a chapter on making fire, was published in 1855.
Extent
1 letter
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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