To Gustave Dewalque 23 November 1877
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Nov 23. 1877.
Dear Sir,
I beg leave to thank you for your kind & courteous letter. I request that you will be so good as to assure the Council & Members of the Geological Society of Belgium, how sensible I am of the great honour which they have conferred on me by making me an honorary member of so justly a distinguished body.1
I have the honour to remain, with much respect, your obliged servant | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Dewalque’s letter has not been found; he was secretary of the Société Géologique de Belgique in 1877 (Dr Annick Anceau, Société Géologique de Belgique, personal communication).
Summary
Honoured to be elected an honorary member of the Société Géologique de Belgique.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11249F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Gilles Joseph Gustave (Gustave) Dewalque
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Société Géologique de Belgique (autographe Darwin)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11249F,” accessed on 14 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11249F.xml
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