To the Secretary of the American Philosophical Society 20 December 1838

Geological Society of London | Somerset House.

20^th. Dec^r. 1838

Sir,

I am requested by the Geological Society to express their thanks for the donation of “Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society N^os. 1 2 & 3. Vol. 1. and to assure you that the Society are much honored by this mark of consideration

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-458,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-458

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As Secretary of the Geological Society of London, formally expresses his thanks for initial numbers of Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.

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Record number: DCP-LETT-458
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: American Philosophical Society
Date: 20 Dec 1838
Sent from: Somerset House
Source of text: American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.13)
Physical description: 1p

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To the Secretary of the American Philosophical Society 20 December 1838

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