Faraday to Ernst Becker   16 July 1862

The | Green | H. Court

Very many thanks My Dear Dr. Becker. Your advice was exactly what I wished for1[.]

Ever faithfully Yours | M. Faraday

16 July 1862

1
See letter 4199. Becker’s reply has not been found, but since there is no further discussion until December 1862 (letter 4265) of electing the Prince of Wales to be Vice-Patron of the Royal Institution this suggests that Becker’s advice was to wait until a full period of mourning (i.e. a year) for the Prince Consort had been observed.

Please cite as “Faraday4200,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday4200