O'Reilly-Stanhope 1899

BCARS Add Mss 412, Box 6 File 4-10 H.M.S. “Beagle” Falkland Islands 15 Nov. Dear Miss O’Reilly I received yours of 20th Sept on 24th Oct, just 2 days after I had written to you from Sapetyba Bay where we were having our regatta. I was so sorry to hear your father having been so […]

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 H.M.S. “Beagle” S.E. Coast of America 22 Oct. Dear Miss O’Reilly I received a letter from you the other day at Rio written 23rd Aug. Many thanks for it, and for your kindness in trying to cheer me up, but I really dont make myself ill on

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 H.M.S. “Beagle” S.E. Coast of America 14 Sept. Dear Miss O’Reilly Your letter of the 19th of July, I received on our arrival at Rio on the 17 August. so the long post was’nt quite so long this time. Many thanks for the letter, such a nice

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 H.M.S. “Beagle” At Sea 11 August Dear Miss O’Reilly I have to thank you for the two letters dated 17th June, which I received about 3 weeks ago within a week of each other. How they come I dont know, there is not a postmark on either

BCARS Add Mss 412, Box 6 File 4-10 H.M.S. “Beagle” Monte Video 30 May Dear Miss O’Reilly Many thanks for your letter of 14th April via New York which I received on the 26th May, just 6 weeks, so, as you remark, the world is much too large when one is at the other side

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 S.S. Clide Lisbon 17.April Dear Miss O’Reilly I received yours of the 22 March a few days before leaving, & put off answering till I had a quiet time for writing. You can imagine all the things one had to get ready and see to , it

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 94, PICCADILLY, W. Dear Miss O’Reilly Many thanks for your letter of 15th Febry. I see you still require instructions on a few points in our strange naval customs. I suppose the [?] office at Esquimalt informed you that it was necessary that a Commander required two

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box File 4-10 22nd Febry Dear Miss O’Reilly Many thanks for your letter of Janry 25th. You must not be indignant with the Admiralty for not promoting me. They could’nt do it without a special order-in-Council as I have not 2 years sea time – 12 days short of it. Al

BCARS Add MSS 412, Box 6 File 4-10 11 Janry Dear Miss O’Reilly Many thanks for your kind letter of good for the New Year & also for the Xmas card. I think I have got myself into a restored condition of health, and have told their Lordships so & asked for a job. This