| Ref No | GSL/L/R/12/33 |
| Title | Letter from Samuel Pickworth WOODWARD |
| Date | 8 Dec 1851 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Secretary's In Letters: from Samuel Pickworth WOODWARD, British Museum, Geological Department, 8 December 1851. Re: on the lack of specimens of the extinct land snail of St Helena, Charles Darwin mistakenly gave his away before depositing his fossil collection with the Museum as he considered them to be ‘recent’. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | WOODWARD | Samuel Pickworth | 1821-1865 | naturalist and palaeontologist |
| Previous reference | GSL/L/R/12/19 |