To Henry Bence Jones 23 June [1861]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
June 23d
My dear Dr. Bence Jones
I am not an M.D. Should the University of Breslau think fit to honour me, I shall feel much gratified—2
With my thanks for your note, pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Noting that he is not an M.D., he would be much gratified should the University of Breslau think fit to honour him.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3194A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henry Bence Jones
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Walter R. Benjamin Autographs (dealer) (1992)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3194A,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3194A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9