To W. D. Roebuck 3 November 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Nov. 3rd 1880
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for the Transactions which I was glad to look at before the arrival of the Deputation.1
The Address which was presented to me is certainly one of the greatest honours ever paid to a scientific man.— It is admirably expressed, & the engrossing seems to me an exquisite work of art.2
I fear that I by no means deserve all that is said of me in the address; but it shows the great kindness & sympathy of the senders.
Pray accept my best thanks for all the kind interest which you have shown in the affair & believe me | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Thanks for address honouring him.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12793
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Denison Roebuck
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Leeds University Library Special Collections (SC MS 429/89)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12793,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12793.xml
