To W. E. Gladstone 2 May 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
May 2d. 1881.—
My dear Sir
I am much obliged for the honour which you have proposed to me, & this I should have gladly accepted, had my strength been sufficient for anything like regular attendance at the meetings of the Trustees.1 But as this is not the case, I think that it is right on my part to decline the honour.—
I beg leave to remain with the greatest respect, | My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
To the | Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone M.P.—
Footnotes
Summary
CD declines an invitation to be a trustee [of British Museum] because his strength is insufficient to permit regular attendance at meetings.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13142
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ewart Gladstone
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The British Library (Add MS 44469: 218)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13142,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13142.xml
