From the secretary of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand 14 September 18631
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, | New Zealand | Christchurch,
14 Septr. 1863.
I have the honor to inform you, that at the Ordinary Meeting of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, held on the 7th of August last—you were unanimously—elected an Honorary Member of the Society.2
I have the honour to be, | Your most obedient Servant, | E. C. J. Stevens Hon. Secretary.3
Charles Darwin Esquire. F.R.S. | &.c. &.c. &.c. | Down, Bromley | Kent
Footnotes
This is a printed letter with the dates, signature, name and address of addressee, and the word ‘unanimously’, added by hand.
See also letter from Julius von Haast, 21 July [– 7? August] 1863 and n. 20.
Summary
CD elected an honorary member of the Society.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4298A
- From
- Philosophical Institute of Canterbury
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Source of text
- DAR 230
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4298A,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4298A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 11
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