To Edward Sabine 5 November [1864]1
Down Bromley Kent
Nov. 5th—
My dear Sir
It was with astonishment that I read the very gratifying contents of your letter.2 It has, indeed, been a most complete surprise to me. I had not even heard of the change in the gift of the Medals.3 Under every point of view it is a wonderful honour for me; very much more than I deserve. Allow me, also, to thank you most truly & cordially for the very kind expressions in your note.
Ought I to acknowledge the honour in a letter to the Council?4 Or shall I receive further notice? If I do not hear from you (for if I ought to write, I will trust to your kindness to inform me) I shall understand that I need not write
Pray believe me | Dear Colonel Sabine | Yours truly & gratefully | Charles Darwin
Colonel Sabine | F.R.S. | &c &c
Footnotes
Bibliography
Record of the Royal Society of London: The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge. 4th edition. London: Royal Society. 1940.
Summary
Thanks ES in connection with award [of Copley Medal].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4660
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward Sabine
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Glenbow Archives, Calgary (M 4843, file 17)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4660,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4660.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 12