Faraday to Johann Friedrich Blumenbach   18 April 1836

Royal Institution | London | 18 April 1836

Sir

I feel most sensibly the extreme honor which has been conferred on me by the Royal Society of Gottingen and most respectfully beg to return my sincerest thanks for this high mark of its approbation¹[.] It has if possible additional interest & value to me in coming through the hands of one whom I reverence for his long and earnest exertions in the cause of Science and to whom I now respectfully express my wishes for his continued health and happiness[.]

I am Sir | with the truest esteem and | admiration | Your very faithful Servant | M. Faraday

M. Jn. F. Blumenbach | &c &c &c &c

Address: Professor Blumenbach | &c &c &c | Gottingen