To H. A. Pitman [13 May 1879]1
[Bassett, Southampton.]
Sir
Absence from my home has prevented me from sooner acknowledging your letter May 9th., received yesterday Evening.2 The honour which the R. C of Physicians has conferred on me by the award of the Baly medal is a very great one, & it is as deeply gratifying as it is surprising to me.3
I hope to be able to attend on June 26th to receive the medal, but my health is very doubtful & I may not be equal to the exertion. I will however, have the pleasure of communicating with you nearer to the time.
With my thanks for your obliging letter | I have the honour to remain | Sir | Your obdt servant | C. D
Footnotes
Summary
Appreciates award of the Baly Medal and hopes to attend ceremony on 26 June.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12047
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henry Alfred Pitman
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- DAR 174: 46
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12047,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12047.xml
