Royal Institution | 19 Decr. 1853
My dear Sir
I have just read your Letters1 and now make it an opportunity of thanking you for them. Though I am not familiar with the department of practical knowledge, all important as it is, to which they relate yet I can respect & reverence it in others & if you succeed in getting that done for other districts which you have effected for Nassau2: the resulting body of evidence must have extreme value to those who engage in the amelioration of the condition of man working for his daily bread.
I could not help thinking whilst I read the letters how much healthy, mental, pleasure must have been added to that portion of enjoyment which you would desire from the beauty of the country itself. I hope you enjoyed yourselves thoroughly[.]
My wife joins me in kindest remembrances to you & Mrs. Twining3[.]
Ever My dear Sir | Very Truly Yours | M. Faraday
T. Twining Jur. Esq | &c &c &c
PEARCE, Brian L. (1988): Thomas Twining of Twickenham: His work, his Museum, and The Perryn House Estate, Twickenham.
TWINING, Thomas (1853): Letters on the Condition of the Working Classes of Nassau, being a report on their intellectual and technical training, their earnings and household economy, and the institutions established for their benefit, London.
Please cite as “Faraday2765,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on