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Darwin Correspondence Project

To William Cole   17 February 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Feb 17/80

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged for your courteous letter in which you inform me that the members of the Epping Field Club have elected me an honorary member.1

I request that you will be so good as to express to the club my sincere thanks for this honour; & with every wish for its success & long life, I remain, | dear Sir, | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

Summary

Thanks for the honour conferred upon him by the Epping Forest Field Club.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12491
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
William Cole
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Essex Naturalists Field Club MLDA/10)
Physical description
LS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12491,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12491.xml

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