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* direct »Letter 289 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, C. S., 27 Dec 1835
At sea 25 days from Galapagos to Tahiti, where they stayed ten days. It was delightful. Then three weeks to New Zealand, where they will be for ten days. Convinced of high merit of missionaries.Dislikes Augustus Earle's book.
* direct »Letter 295 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., [28–9] Jan 1836
His joy at prospect of journey's end in eight months' time. Observations on Australia. Reports on his collecting in Galapagos – its flora and very curious birds; its instructive geology. Tahiti and good work of missionaries.
* direct »Letter 345 — Darwin, C. S. to Darwin, C. R., [21 Feb 1837]
Interested in Lyell's address [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 2 (1833–8): 479–523]. Asks what the points are on which CD and Lyell are fully agreed. Inquires about the paper FitzRoy and CD wrote on missionaries ["Moral state of Tahiti" (1836), Collected papers 1: 19–38]. News of family.
* direct »Letter 1056 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [24 Jan 1847]
Comments on investigation of coral reefs by A. A. Gould, particularly the reefs around Tahiti. Mentions description of reefs of Tahiti by W. Forbes. Hooker's view of work by C. J. F. Bunbury.
* direct »Letter 1289 — Pickering, Charles to Darwin, C. R., 9 Jan 1850
Lists plants of Metia or Aurora Island collected during visit in Sept 1839. Flora same as that of neighbouring Tahiti.
* direct »Letter 5584 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 18 July [1867]
Chapter 12 [of Variation] finished; too late to include information on six-fingered men. Plans for book on man [Descent]. Mentions coral reefs of Tahiti.Discusses volcanic islands; volcanoes of the Cordillera.
direct »Letter 10843 — Darwin, C. R. to Scherzer, Karl von, 13 Feb 1877
Has read a large part of the Novara voyage [Narrative of the circumnavigation of the globe by the Austrian frigate "Novara" (1861–3)] with pleasure. CD was particularly interested in the scandalous French behaviour at Tahiti.