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To J. P. Knight   8 April 1871

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Ap. 8 1871

Mr Darwin presents his compliments to the Secretary of the Royal Academy & is much obliged for the honour of the invitation for the Anniversary dinner;1 which honour he is obliged to decline on account of the state of his health.

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1
CD may refer to the banquet held by the Royal Academy of Arts on 29 April 1871 to inaugurate the opening of that year’s Exhibition (The Times, 1 May 1871, p. 6). CD’s invitation has not been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7667,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7667