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Bartholomew James Sulivan

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On Christmas Day 1866, Bartholomew Sulivan sat down to write a typically long and chatty letter to his old friend, Charles Darwin, commiserating on shared ill-health, glorying in the achievements of their children, offering to collect plant specimens, and…

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  • On Christmas Day 1866, Bartholomew Sulivan sat down to write a typically long and chatty letter to
  • dry blankets for the first time for weeks.’ ( Letter from BJSulivan, 25 December 1866 ) …
  • … . From the beginning of their acquaintance, Sulivan took a strong interest in natural history
  • until 1851 – their eldest son, James Young Falkland Sulivan, was the first British subject to be
  • suited him, and following his return to England in 1851 Sulivan was frequently ill, but never lost
  • to Tierra del Fuego during the Beagle voyage.   Sulivans naval career was distinguished. …
  • in 1864. He was knighted in 1869 and promoted admiral in 1877. …

Have you read the one about....

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... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some serious - but all letters you can read here.

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  • … ... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of  Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

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