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RECORD: Sulivan, B. J. 1885.05.30. Letter to T. G. Bonney. CUL-DAR262.15.134a. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR262.15 contains letters relating to tickets for unveiling of Darwin memorial statue at South Kensington on 9 June 1885.

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Tregew Bournemouth

May 30 1885.

[in another hand:] send white tickets

Gentlemen

I shall feel obliged by your sending me a ticket of admission to the presentation of Mr. Darwin's statue on the 9th of June.

As the senior surviving officer of the Beagle I shall make a point of attending if well enough to do so; more particularly as I fear that the only

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other two of his old shipmates may be unable to attend

I leave the [illeg] be

Your obdt. servant

B. J. Sulivan

The Hon. secretaries

Darwin Memorial

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