James South to Faraday   30 December 1844

Observatory Kensington | One o'Clock in the | Morning of Monday |Decr. 30th 1844

My dear Faraday,

Accept my Congratulations on your being Elected "Associé Etranger del'Academie des Sciences de Paris" - they come to you indeed late; but by no one are they offered with more sincerity than they now quit my pen.

May Providence grant you health and strength, so that you may very very long continue, an Honor to old England, and a splendid living Example, that by calling to his aid, industry the most indomitable - perseverance the most unflinching - and honesty the most unsullied, - a poor uneducated Lad, may by God's blessing, make himself, not only one of the first philosophers of Europe, but also one of the most Enviable Characters of the Age.

With kindest regards to Mrs. Faraday, in which Lady South¹ heartily joins me, as well as in every good wish for yourself I remain

My Dear Faraday | Yours Most affectionately | J. South

P.S. I will call and shake you by the hand the first moment that I can.