Faraday to Mary Ann Chantrey   26 July 18601

The Green | Hampton Court | 26 July 1860

Dear Lady Chantrey

You are far too kind for I did not expect an answer or wish to trouble you for one2 - I am nevertheless Your very thankful & Grateful Servant | M. Faraday

1
Mary Ann Chantrey, née Wale (1787-1875, ODNB under F.L. Chantrey). Married Chantrey in 1809.
2
This presumably referred to Faraday’s request for a proxy vote for Minnie Leighton for a place in the Infant Orphan Asylum (see note 1, letter 3793). Chantrey had been a subscriber since 1854. See the 1861 Report of the Infant Orphan AsylumRLSA 90/21/10/18, p.64.

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