Letter written by Charles Darwin

Natural scientist. A.L.S., “Charles Darwin”, Beckenham, 14th February 1877, one page 8vo, double sheet. Folded.
Darwin writes a thank-you note greetings on his 68th birthday two days after his birthday: “... I request that you will be so good as to return to the Members of your Anthropological Society my most sincere thanks for their congratulations on my birth-day, just received by telegram. I can assure you that I feel very deeply the honour thus conferred on me ...”