Faraday to Edward Barnard1 and Margaret Barnard2   26 September 1861

South Foreland | High light | 26 Septr. 1861

My very sincere & most affectionate thanks are due to you my dear friends for the manner in which you have noticed my birthday & wishes. I wish I had the tact of replying in a like & suitable manner[.] In one respect I can do so for I know that your kind feelings are true & earnest & I am sure mine are so towards you[.] I treat you as one I cannot do otherwise[.]

Ever Your Grateful | & affectionate Uncle | M. Faraday

Mr. & Mrs. E. Barnard


Address: Mrs Barnard | King Edward Street | Newgate Street | London

1
Edward Barnard (1826–1876, GRO) A nephew of Sarah Faraday’s. Silversmith, Fallon (1992), 31.
2
Margaret Barnard, née Reid (1827–1905, GRO). A niece of Sarah Faraday’s. Married Edward Barnard in 1853.

Bibliography

FALLON, John P. (1992): Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths 1837-1914, London.

Please cite as “Faraday4069,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday4069