To South African Christian Recorder1 28 June 1836
On the whole, balancing all that we have heard, and all that we ourselves have seen concerning the missionaries in the Pacific, we are very much satisfied that they thoroughly deserve the warmest support, not only of individuals, but of the British Government.
Robt. FitzRoy Charles Darwin
*S 2
At sea, 28th June, 1836
Footnotes
Bibliography
Collected papers: The collected papers of Charles Darwin. Edited by Paul H. Barrett. 2 vols. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 1977.
Summary
A defence of the work of missionaries in the Pacific islands and Australia. [The letter was apparently written by RF with supporting evidence quoted from CD’s journal. The letter is signed by RF alone. A summary conclusion, as printed, is signed by both:] "On the whole, balancing all that we have heard, and all that we ourselves have seen concerning the missionaries in the Pacific, we are very much satisfied that they thoroughly deserve the warmest support, not only of individuals, but of the British Government."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-303
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin; Robert FitzRoy
- To
- South African Christian Recorder
- Sent from
- HMS Beagle, at sea
- Source of text
- South African Christian Recorder 2(1836): 238 Reprint in Darwin Library—CUL: ‘Philosophical tracts’
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 303,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-303.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1
