To T. M. Hughes 23 August 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
August 23d. 1880
My dear Sir
It would be very ungrateful in me to hesitate for a moment about accepting the honour, which the Chester Nat. Hist. Socy. is willing to confer on me.— If, however, it is expected that I shd. attend to receive the Medal, I fear that I must with much regret decline the honour, for I suffer from the fatigue of travelling & more especially from any unusual excitement.1 Will you, therefore, be so good as to decide for me in whatever way you think best.
With my sincere thanks for your extremely kind note, I remain | my dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
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
Honoured by offer of medal from Chester Natural History Society, but if he is expected to attend in person to receive it he regrets he must decline. Asks TMH to decide for him.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12695
- 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 43)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp & ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12695,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12695.xml
