To Hugh Falconer 4 November [1864]
Summary
[Copley] Medal very great honour. Cordial thanks.
Chuckled over [Gaspard-Auguste] Brullé and pupils.
Splendid converts in Rudolf Leuckart and Carl Gegenbaur.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 4 Nov [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4656 |
To Hugh Falconer 8 November [1864]
Summary
Gratified to receive Copley Medal. Cannot attend anniversary [of Royal Society]. Would HF receive medal for him?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 8 Nov [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4664 |
To Hugh Falconer 4 December [1864]
Summary
Much pleased by Edward Sabine’s address.
Grateful to HF for his interest [in the award of Copley Medal to CD].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 4 Dec [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4698 |
From Hugh Falconer 3 November 186[4]
Summary
Council of the Royal Society have awarded CD the Copley Medal.
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Nov 186[4] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4652 |
From Hugh Falconer 7 November [1864]
Summary
Hopes CD will be able to receive the Copley Medal in person. HF sees it as doubly significant in recognising CD’s work and as a protest against the profession of religious as opposed to scientific faith.
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Nov [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4662 |
From Hugh Falconer 10 November [1864]
Summary
Is sure that any of CD’s friends would be proud to accept the medal on his behalf.
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4669 |
From Hugh Falconer 2 December 1864
Summary
The [Royal Society] President’s address is in the Reader [4 (1864): 708–9], but one or two sentences have been omitted.
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Dec 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4693 |
| letter | (7) |
| Falconer, Hugh | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Falconer, Hugh | (3) |
