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to another relative of the original Beagle crew. Patrick Musters has contacted us after reading about his relative Charles Musters on the Friends of Charles Darwin Red Notebook weblog.
Charles Musters sadly did not survive the voyage, about which FitzRoy wrote: 'The boy Jones and Mr. Musters were taken ill, soon afterwards, in a similar manner; but no serious consequences were then apprehended, and it was thought that a change of air would restore them to health. Vain idea! they gradually became worse; the boy died the day after our arrival in Bahia; and, on the 19th of May, my poor little friend Charles Musters, who had been entrusted by his father to my care, and was a favourite with every one, ended his short career.'
Our present day Mr Musters lives in Essex, co-incidentally where the remains of Beagle are thought to lie under five metres of finest River Crouch mud. We very much hope Mr Musters will be in Wales to see her replica launched in 2009.
Charles Musters sadly did not survive the voyage, about which FitzRoy wrote: 'The boy Jones and Mr. Musters were taken ill, soon afterwards, in a similar manner; but no serious consequences were then apprehended, and it was thought that a change of air would restore them to health. Vain idea! they gradually became worse; the boy died the day after our arrival in Bahia; and, on the 19th of May, my poor little friend Charles Musters, who had been entrusted by his father to my care, and was a favourite with every one, ended his short career.'
Our present day Mr Musters lives in Essex, co-incidentally where the remains of Beagle are thought to lie under five metres of finest River Crouch mud. We very much hope Mr Musters will be in Wales to see her replica launched in 2009.
Labels: Charles Musters, HMS Beagle Replica, Robert FitzRoy
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