Arranges to come to Down on the 21st if CD is well enough.
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Arranges to come to Down on the 21st if CD is well enough.
Confirms arrangements for his trip to Down.
Thinks he may be appointed Commodore commanding the Squadron on the west coast of S. America. Wishes to leave England for his health’s sake.
Sends some tickets so that CD’s son might see [an unspecified] model.
Reports arrival at Falklands; weather conditions, and unsuccessful search he made for a geological formation CD had seen. Describes cliffs, streams, rocks, and lines of elevation; includes two drawings.
Has six months’ leave from the Admiralty because of his health; intends going to Europe for four months.
BJS’s health much improved by his continental tour.
Reports on the funeral of Robert FitzRoy.
His own health has deteriorated and he must give up his work.
Would like to call on CD for an hour or so before leaving London to settle in Bournemouth.
Reports on his health.
Discusses a surveying expedition under Richard Charles Mayne on which his son will be Second Lieutenant; hopes to arrange for them to excavate some bones in the Falklands.
Discusses the South American mission.
Has been busy digging out fossil leaves from local Eocene deposits.
Has given CD’s queries about expression to W. H. Stirling. Thomas Bridges, the catechist, had previously answered some questions incompletely [see 2643]; BJS forwards them [see Expression].
BJS answers CD’s query about when some calves show their adult colour.
Discusses a rare shell found by BJS on the Beagle voyage, an account of which has just been written by Davidson [possibly in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3d ser. 20 (1867): 81–3].
Gives CD the results of some calculations for "dip" over different distances, as requested.
Congratulations on George Darwin’s performance at Cambridge.
Sends photo of four Fuegians, including Jemmy Button’s son.
Reports incident of two wild stallions on the Falklands acting together in an attempt to take a troop of mares from an introduced English horse [see Descent 2: 241].
Writes of his son’s affairs.
Is reading Variation and discusses a point relating to feeding habits of horses.
Describes siege [of Montevideo].
Reports on appearance and habits of horses and cattle of Falkland Islands; wild rabbits and pigs. Geology of the Falklands, especially of West Island. Discusses supposed discovery of coal. Has sent fossil specimens to CD.
Tells of his health and family matters.
Congratulates CD on being honoured by Oxford.
Discusses the state of Tierra del Fuego and the success of missionaries there.
Sends copies of a mission magazine [missing] and discusses the missionaries’ work in S. America, especially that of Thomas Bridges and W. H. Stirling.