To B. J. Sulivan 16 May [1880]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
May 16th
My dear Sulivan
I have received from the U. States a book, giving an account of the adventures of 2 Missionaries in Patagonia, at the time when the Beagle was surveying. One of the missionaries was the Rev Titus Coan, who has done grand work in the Sandwich Islds.—2 The book has us, & therefore I send it by this Post to you, for the chance of your liking to read it.—3 Will you kindly return it some time, as some of our relations want to read it.—
Many thanks to you for sending me several numbers of the Missionary Journal.— I sincerely hope poor Mr Bridges will recover his health in this country.—4
Bishop Sterling is a relation of my son-in-law, Mr Litchfield.—5
Ever yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
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.
Summary
Lends BJS Titus Coan’s Adventures in Patagonia [1880].
Thanks him for copies of the missionary journal.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12608
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Bartholomew James Sulivan
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Sulivan family (private collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12608,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12608.xml