Faraday to William Thomas Brande   5 February 1857

Royal Institution W | 5, Feby 1857.

My dear Brande

I congratulate you and Mrs. Brande1 on the happy event of which certain cards gave me notice to day2. Long may the pair live in the enjoyment of health & content and that true companionship which in married life should increase in its worth & consequences from day to day[.]

Ever Yours Affectionately | M. Faraday

1
Anna Frederica Brande, née Hatchett (1797-1881, ODNB under W.T. Brande). Married William Thomas Brande in 1818.
2
That is the marriage of Brande’s eldest son, the Anglican priest William Thomas Charles Brande (d.1891, age 69, GRO, AO) and Fanny James (d.1878, age 41, GRO) on 4 February 1857, GRO.

Please cite as “Faraday3233,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday3233