<span>Darwin asks Bates for the information he needs for the German translation [of the Coral reefs], including correct titles of reference books and the name of a voyager. Transcription: "April 20" c1866 My dear Bates I shd be greatly obliged to you if you could answer 4 questions.- Perhaps [] be so vy kind as to [] [] you or undertake the task. Prof. Victor came in translating with German my book on Coral Reefs + says he cannot find the paper title + date of publication of some books to which I + which I ame 30-40 years ago at the Geographical For or at the []. I refer to a "Memoir on the Pacific, appendix "1835 by Adm []" It is clear that I here refer in English to some book what is real Title?- Secondly, I frequently refer to "[] Hydrographical Memoir," + </span><span>V[] asks "is this, Vol 8th of his Voyage [] in made [] "[][et la []?" I cannot remember, but rather think there is a separate Hydrographical work by [].- Thirdly I refer to the charts of the [] + [], [] published in the "[] of the []," + V. [] asks whether I refer to La Place's "Voyage de la Favorite"? Do you know of any voyage of the Favourite: I think that I remember [] La Place. Fourthly + Lastly was there a voyager of the name of [] I refer to such in reforma to the []. [] thinks, L it is [] for D. [], which I do not believe. Can you forgive me + aid me? yours most truly Ch. Darwin" Letter, signed by sender to [Henry Walter Bates]. Sent from Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England.The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts</span>
