Faraday to William Upcott1   3 October 1831

Royal Institution | Octr 3, 1831

My dear Sir

Let me enlist your kindliest feelings in favour of the poor boy whose card I enclose2. I have taken up his cause from the abundant proofs I have of his being a fit object and I am in hopes you will not think worse of it because I am its advocate. I know that your power and kindness are equal and I hope that you will not think me too intrusive in pressing the case hard on you3.

I am in hopes you will send me a note asking for more cards but my impudence will not allow me to send more than two. You may easily believe that any kindness you shew the lad I will be glad to acknowledge as kindness done to myself[.]

I am | My dear Sir | Yours Most Truly | M. Faraday

Wm. Upcott Esq | &c &c &c


Address: Wm. Upcott Esq | &c &c &c | London Institution

1
William Upcott (1779–1845, ODNB). Antiquary and autograph collector. Assistant Librarian at the London Institution, 1806–1834.
2
For the London Orphan Asylum. See note 1, letter 4704u.
3
Upcott had been a subscriber to the London Orphan Asylum since 1821. See the 1831 Report of the London Orphan AsylumSuRO 3719/1/6, p.202.

Please cite as “Faraday0515a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0515a