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To James Hector   14 May 1872

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

May 14th 1872

Sir

I beg leave to thank you for your letter in which you inform me that the New Zealand Institute has conferred on me the honour of electing me an Honorary member; & I request that you will return for me my very sincere acknowledgment for this honour.—1

I remain, Sir, | Your most obedient servant | Charles Darwin

To | Dr. Hector

1
CD may refer to the diploma from the New Zealand Institute, which Hector signed as manager of the institute (see Correspondence vol. 20, Appendix III); no other letter from Hector on the subject has been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8328,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8328