From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, | London, S.E.
1874 Oct. 12
Sir,
The Astronomer Royal requests me to inform you that a telegram has just been received announcing the arrival of the “Merope” at Canterbury, but that no date was mentioned.1
I am, Sir | Yours faithfully | W. H. M. Christie
C. Darwin Esqre F.R.S. | &c &c
Footnotes
Summary
Announces arrival of the Merope [Leonard Darwin’s ship] at Canterbury, New Zealand.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9677
- From
- William Henry Mahoney Christie
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich
- Source of text
- DAR 161: 147
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9677,” accessed on 19 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9677.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22