From B. J. Sulivan [November 1838 – April 1839]
Summary
Observations on the geology of the Falkland Islands.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Nov 1838 – Apr 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 20–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13847 |
From Bartholomew James Sulivan [17 January – 7 February 1832]
Summary
Heights of various points on Quail Island [Cape Verde Is.].
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Jan – 7 Feb 1832] |
| Classmark: | DAR 32.1: 16a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-156 |
From B. J. Sulivan 14 October [1862]
Summary
Arranges to come to Down on the 21st if CD is well enough.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 278 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3763 |
From B. J. Sulivan 18 October [1862]
Summary
Confirms arrangements for his trip to Down.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 276 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3775 |
To B. J. Sulivan 2 July [1870]
Summary
Thanks BJS for a journal and an interesting letter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 2 July [1870] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7263 |
To B. J. Sulivan 10 June 1879
Summary
The progress of the Fuegians is wonderful.
Sympathises with the "lamentable state" BJS and his family have been in.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 10 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12101 |
To B. J. Sulivan 15 October 1879
Summary
Sends £2 for the "Buttonian subscription" [see 9229].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 15 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12258 |
To B. J. Sulivan 3 January 1880
Summary
Returns BJS’s Christmas good wishes.
The progress of Tierra del Fuego is almost as wonderful as that of Japan.
Is sorry to hear about Mellersh.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 515 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12399 |
To B. J. Sulivan 28 October [1881]
Summary
Has looked at BJS’s grapes. Can give no explanation of the case.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 28 Oct [1881] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13439 |
To B. J. Sulivan [9 May 1865]
Summary
Would rejoice to see BJS at Down, but explains that he can only spend short spells of time in his company if he comes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | [9 May 1865] |
| Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (January 2016) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4831F |
To B. J. Sulivan 18 February [1868]
Summary
CD thanks BJS for photographs of Jemmy [Button]’s son
and for the curious case about stallions, which leads him to ask whether BJS has observed that horses when fighting try especially to bite each other’s necks.
Does he know anything about male seals fighting?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 18 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5889 |
From B. J. Sulivan 10 May 1878
Summary
Scheme for Jemmy Button’s grandson has fallen through, as he has already been "adopted".
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 May 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 305 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11501 |
To B. J. Sulivan 22 April 1878
Summary
Will be happy to subscribe to support Jemmy FitzRoy Button. Supposes BJS has considered whether it would be a real kindness to educate the boy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 22 Apr 1878 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11481 |
To B. J. Sulivan 16 May [1880]
Summary
Lends BJS Titus Coan’s Adventures in Patagonia [1880].
Thanks him for copies of the missionary journal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 16 May [1880] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12608 |
To B. J. Sulivan 17 November 1880
Summary
BJS’s case is one of the direct action of the pollen of one variety on the mother plant of another variety. Gives references to analogous cases.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1880 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12825 |
To B. J. Sulivan 20 March 1881
Summary
Thanks for BJS’s account of the Fuegians. CD would have predicted that "not all the missionaries in the world could have done what has been done".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 20 Mar 1881 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13092 |
From B. J. Sulivan 2 October [1862]
Summary
Hopes to visit CD with Mellersh and Wickham the week after next.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 276 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3749 |
From B. J. Sulivan 13 October [1862]
Summary
If Wickham remains in town and CD is well enough, BJS thinks they might come about the 22d.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 277 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3759 |
From B. J. Sulivan 10 February [1863]
Summary
Sends some tickets so that CD’s son might see [an unspecified] model.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Feb [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 281 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3976 |
| letter | (73) |
| Sulivan, B. J. | (51) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (51) |
| Sulivan, B. J. | (22) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (73) |
| Sulivan, B. J. | (73) |
