To T. M. Hughes 26 August 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Aug 26th 1880
My dear Sir
I am very sorry for all the trouble which you have had in this affair. When I first received the announcement of the intended honour, I remarked to my son that it was a pity that the medal was not confined to local workers, so that you will see how fully I approve of the rule.1 As you truly say, the knowledge of the wish of the Council of the Chester Nat. Hist. Socy. to honour me, & not the mere reception of the medal, would have been the real gratification to me; & this I fully possess, & shall never forget.—
Believe me, my dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Siddall, John Davies. 1911. The formation of the Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature, and Art, and an epitome of its subsequent history. Chester: G. R. Griffith.
Summary
CD is sorry for the trouble TMH has had. Fully approves of the rule [that the medal be awarded to a local worker?]. The knowledge that the Chester Natural History Society wished to honour him is the real gratification, which he will never forget.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12701
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas McKenny Hughes
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 8)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp & ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12701,” accessed on 26 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12701.xml
