Faraday to Richard Phillips   31 March 1845

31 Mar 1845 | 31 Kings Road | Brighton

Dear Phillips

Your letter finds me close to your old quarters. I came here thinking the Election was Wednesday Week1 & now much fear I cannot be in town2. You know the old song the least said is soonest mended3 so I shall say nothing on the matter[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

R. Phillips Esq | &c &c &c

1
That is 9 April 1845.
2
This may refer to the Anniversary meeting of the Chemical Society on 31 March 1845, when Faraday came off and Phillips was elected to their Council. Mem.Chem.Soc., 1845, 2: 334.
3
Cervantes, Don Quixote, III, 10, 184.

Please cite as “Faraday1707,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday1707