To the American Philosophical Society 5 February 1870
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
Feb. 5th. 1870
Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of Oct. 15th, in which you inform me that the American Philosophical Society has conferred on me the distinguished honour of electing me a Member; for this honour I beg permission to return my most sincere thanks.1
I have the honour to remain | Sir | Your most obedient servant | Ch. Darwin
To the | Secretary
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Sends thanks for election to American Philosophical Society.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7097
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- American Philosophical Society.
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.378)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7097,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7097.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18
