Faraday to Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius1   20 January 1848

London | Royal Institution | 20 January 1848.

Sir

Within the last hour I have received from His Excellency the Baron de Cetto2 your letter3 and the diploma which accompanied it. The honor which the Academy has done me is far above my deserts; but whatever power there remains in me shall be used in the endeavour to render myself henceforth worthy of standing in such companionship as that presented by the ranks of the Academy. Be pleased to express my most grateful thanks for the high honor done me and believe me to be

with the highest respect | Sir | Your Obliged & humble Servant | M. Faraday

Dr. Martius | Secretary | &c &c &c &c | Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences

1
Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868, DSB). Professor of Botany in Munich.
2
August von Cetto (d.1879, age 84, B1). Bavarian ambassador to London.
3
Martius to Faraday, 20 November 1847, letter 2028, volume 3.

Please cite as “Faraday2047a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2047a