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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

See letter to T. M. Hughes, 23 August 1880 and n. 1. The rule evidently required the recipient of the medal to attend the annual conversazione in Chester. The medal for 1880 was awarded to Hughes himself, for his work in geology and his service to the society (Siddall 1911, p. 53).

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 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12701.xml

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