Faraday to Hans Christian Oersted   14 August 1843

Royal Institution | London | 14 August 1843

My dear Sir

It is with very great pleasure that I avail myself of an opportunity of expressing my respect for and strong remembrance of you; both for your works sake and for the personal experience I have had of your kindness[.] May you long live to advance as you have done and to make your friends happy. I send you papers now & then as slight tokens of my respect and hope you will accept them in good part[.]

I have lately received from the Royal Society of Copenhagen the medal struck in 1842¹, and esteem it as a great favour & honor[.] Will you do me the kindness to return my very grateful thanks for such remembrance of me on the part of the Society: to which I owe a deep debt of gratitude for its approbation of my exertions eleven years ago², and which was to me of great value & encouragement[.]

I am | My dear friend | Your Obliged & Grateful Servant | M. Faraday

Professor Oersted | &c &c &c &c