Second Marquis of Breadalbane to Faraday   10 July 18501

The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by the Queen to invite Mr. Michael Faraday to a Ball on Wednesday the 10th of July 1850 at 1/2 past 9 o’clock2.

Buckingham Palace.

Full Dress.

1
John Campbell, 2nd Marquis of Breadalbane (1796-1862, DNB). Whig politician and Lord Chamberlain, 1848-1852.
2
This ball would have been cancelled because of the death, on 8 July 1850, of the Queen’s uncle Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850, DNB), field marshal and Viceroy of Hanover, 1816-1837.

Please cite as “Faraday2306,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2306