Sarah Faraday to an unidentified correspondent   19 January 18531

RI Jany 19th 53

My dear Sir

I am afraid you will think me very negligent of your request for some records of my husbands birth parentage & education but I was not sure whether what I could say would be satisfactory & really he has not had a moment to spare this last fortnight. I have now got him to find me a paper on which he had put down some dates a few years ago - and if you can call & tell me what you want we will look it over together or I will send you date of birth, 22 Sepr 1791 Father, James Faraday2 a smith, from Yorkshire, &c &c or any thing you wish to know for as he says though not anxious to place his private life before the public, he is quite willing to answer any questions[.]

I am My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | S. Faraday

1
This letter is black-edged.
2
James Faraday (1761-1810, information from the family). Blacksmith who had moved from near Kirkby Stephen to London before Faraday’s birth.

Please cite as “Faraday2623,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2623