To ‘Bronsomerulay’ Frazier [2 November 1877]1
Sir—
I can assure you that I have felt deeply the honour, which the student at Univ E. have wished to confer on me by unanimously agreeing to propose my name as Lord Rector; & I shall ever remember this, their act with extreme pleasure, & all the more from having myself been a student at E. for 2 years.—2 I hope that you will express my feelings to the other students— But the state of my health renders it absolutely impossible that that I shd accept the honour, as I cd not withstand the unavoidable [excitement] & fatigue.—
Again tendering my heart-felt thanks | I remain Sir | Your ever obliged servant | C. D
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Although honoured by being asked, regrets the state of his health prevents his standing as a candidate for Lord Rector of Edinburgh.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11225
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- ‘Bronsomerulay’ Frazier
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 48
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11225,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11225.xml
