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CD elected correspondent of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

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Hall of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. April 16th 1860 To Charles Darwin F.R.S Sir,

I have the honour to inform you, that at a meeting held March 27th 1860 you were elected a Correspondent of this Society.f1

To this announcement of the confidence of the Academy, I beg leave to add that it is with sentiments of the highest respect, I subscribe myself,

Your obedient servant, | Thos. Stewardson M.D. | Corresponding Secretary, | Of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Extracts from the Constitution and By-Laws of the Academy.

Chapter 3, Article 7. No pecuniary contributions shall be required from Correspondents, but Correspondents residing in the United States shall be charged a diploma fee of five dollars.

Enclosure

 The Academy of 
 Natural Sciences 
 of Philadelphia 
 has elected 
Charles Darwin
London.
a Correspondent of the Association this twenty seventh day of March 1860.
Isaac Lea President
Robert Bridges
Wm S Vauxf2 Vice Presidents
Thos. Stewardson Corresponding Secretary
Howard Randf3 M.D. Recording

Footnotes

f1
CD acknowledged receipt of the diploma in his letter to Stewardson of 8 May 1860 (Correspondence vol. 8). For CD’s assessment of the significance of the honour, see his letter to Charles Lyell of 8 [May 1860] (ibid.).
f2
Benjamin Howard Rand.
f3
William Sanson Vaux.

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