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Sir, 



The Camp, Sunningdale, 



June 19, 1907. 



I HAVE the honour of informing you that I have received from 

 His Britannic Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward 

 Grey, the magnificent Gold Medal struck in commemoration of 

 the Bicentenary of Linnaeus by the Royal Academy of Sciences of 

 Sweden, awarded to me by that Society through the hands of 

 H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Sweden. 



Also that Sir Edward Grey did me the honour of accompanying 

 the Medal with a copy of the Proceedings of the Academy on the 



occasion 



to associate himself with the sentiments of His Royal Highness 

 and of the President of the Academy. 



It remains for me to attempt to express my sense of the unique 

 value of this award and of all it conveys to the scientific world as 

 voiced by the President It is the crowning honour of my long 

 life, as inestimable as unexpected, and both on this account and in 

 consideration of the gracious interposition of His Royal Highness 

 the Crown Prince, I feel profoundly grateful. 



Requesting you to convey to the President and my fellow 

 members of the Academy my deep sense of the appreciation of 

 my services to science and my wishes for its continued welfare 

 and renown, 



I am, etc., 



(Signed) Jos. D. HOOKER, 



The Count Morner, 



President, 



Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 



Sir, 



The Camp, Sunningdale, 



June 20, 1907. 



I HAVE to request that the enclosed letter addressed to Count 

 Morner, respecting the award to me of the Gold Medal struck in 

 commemoration of the Linnaean Bicentenary may be forwarded 

 by favour of the Foreign Office. 



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I have, etc., 



(Signed) Jos. D. Hooker 



Hon. Sir Eric Barrington, K.C.B. 



