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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Jan [1880]
Source of text:
DAR 177: 308
Summary:

Repeats extracts of a letter received from Bishop Stirling’s daughter containing anecdotes and observations of the Fuegian natives.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
3 Jan 1880
Source of text:
DAR 147: 515
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.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
16 May [1880]
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
Summary:

Lends BJS Titus Coan’s Adventures in Patagonia [1880].

Thanks him for copies of the missionary journal.

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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 May 1880
Source of text:
DAR 177: 311
Summary:

Thanks CD for the loan of a book;

discusses his family’s health and other domestic affairs.

Contributor:
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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Nov 1880
Source of text:
DAR 177: 312
Summary:

Is collecting annual subscriptions for the support of J[emmy] FitzRoy Button. Has only just been told of the death of Miss [Sarah Elizabeth] Wedgwood.

Gives news of some former Beagle crew members.

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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Nov 1880
Source of text:
DAR 177: 313
Summary:

Wonders whether CD can explain why white muscat grapes growing between two black grapevines have started turning black on ripening but retain the muscat flavour.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
17 Nov 1880
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
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.

Contributor:
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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 Mar 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 314
Summary:

Reports the observations of Thomas Bridges on the Fuegian natives. Discusses especially the languages of the area.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
20 Mar 1881
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
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".

Contributor:
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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Sept 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 315
Summary:

Gives further details on his grapes.

Tells of his recent movements and state of health.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
30 Sept [1881]
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
Summary:

BJS’s grape case is a mystery.

CD is still able to work a little but does not expect to do much more of any interest to naturalists.

The death of his brother [E. A. Darwin] was a heavy loss.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
28 Oct [1881]
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
Summary:

Has looked at BJS’s grapes. Can give no explanation of the case.

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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Nov 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 316
Summary:

BJS is looking forward to reading the life of Lyell [K. M. Lyell, Life, letters and journals of Sir Charles Lyell, 2 vols. (1881)].

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:
1 Dec 1881
Source of text:
Sulivan family (private collection)
Summary:

Sends his subscription for the adopted Fuegian [James FitzRoy Button].

Feels very old and wishes he could be idle but finds himself miserable without any daily work.

Is reading Lyell’s biography [K. M. Lyell (1881)].

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From:
Bartholomew James Sulivan
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Dec 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 317
Summary:

BJS’s son has seen six Fuegians being exhibited in Berlin; BJS hopes that they might be bought from their master and returned to Tierra del Fuego.

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