Faraday to Lord Melbourne   24 November 1835

Royal Institution | 24th Nov 1835

My Lord

Your Lordships letter¹ which I have just had the honor to receive has occasioned me both pain & pleasure - pain because I should have been the cause of Your Lordships writing such an one and pleasure because it assures me that I am not unworthy of Your Lordships regard[.]

As then Your Lordship feels that by conferring on me the mark of approbation hinted at in Your letter you will be at once discharging your duty as the first Minister of the Crown & performing an act consonant with your own kind feelings I hesitate not to say I shall receive Your Lordships offer both with pleasure and with pride.

I have the honor to be | My Lord | Your Lordships Most Grateful | and Obedient Servant | M. Faraday

To the | Right Honourable | Lord Viscount Melbourne | First Lord of the Treasury | &c &c &c

Endorsed by Faraday: reply to Lord Melbourne accepting &c | 24 Nov 1835