From B. J. Sulivan 20 May 1880
Bournemouth
May 20/80
My dear Darwin
Thank you very much for sending me the book, which I now return.1 It was indeed interesting. It is singular that we never heard of their visit to the Patagonians, and especially so that at Port Louis, where they had seen them, we heard nothing of them. It must have been before our last visit there as they saw our tender, evidently, at the West Island, though they call her by her old name “Unicorn”.2
I shall pick out from the magazines of the last year a few pages showing the progress made with our Mission and send them to the publishers at New York for Mr. Field who may be able to forward them to Mr. Coan if still alive3
I have not been so well lately as I feel sometimes the old weakness in right leg and foot and frequent slight headaches. We hope this summer to spend two months at the old Hydropathic Establishment at Blarney, hoping it may us all some good My wife walking more stiffly than ever & my eldest daughter not allowed to go out of house except in a carriage or chair as her weak knee gets no better.4
Hamond & his wife have been with us lately.5 he had spent the Spring at Falmouth with much benefit to a weak chest, & Cough.
Our kind regards to Mrs. Darwin, and all your party. | Believe me | yours very sincerely | B. J. Sulivan
Footnotes
Bibliography
Coan, Titus. 1880. Adventures in Patagonia: a missionary’s exploring trip. With an introduction by Rev. Henry M. Field. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company.
Parratt, Henry. 1889. Guide book to all the hydropathic establishments in Great Britain, with full particulars. London: E. W. Allen.
Summary
Thanks CD for the loan of a book;
discusses his family’s health and other domestic affairs.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12612
- From
- Bartholomew James Sulivan
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Bournemouth
- Source of text
- DAR 177: 311
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12612,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12612.xml