Faraday to Edward Codrington   18 March 18471

Royal Institution | 18 Mar 1847

My dear Sir Edward

I found your acceptable note on my return from Woolwich2[.] It is amongst the things which I count as my reward. Such approbation, gained, as I think by no unfair influence is to me very sweet. Your presents I shall always look at with delight:- and my wife joins me in this because she looks at them with the same feeling that I do. As to my little niece you have made her most thankful and happy; and the moment when I shewed her the cup and said from you "that is yours" is marked in her memory with a white stone3[.]

Ever My dear Sir Edward | Your sincere & faithful Servant | M. Faraday

Sir E. Codrington G.CB | &c &c &c

1
This letter is black-edged. See letter 1949.
2
From the Royal Military Academy.
3
See Horace Odes I, 36, line 10 for the source of using a white stone as a means of bringing to mind a happy day. I am indebted to Dr F.J. Fitzpatrick for this reference.

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