Lodovico Corti to Faraday1   17 December 1862

49 Grosvenor Street | le 17. Decembre 1862.

Monsieur le Commandeur

Conformément aux ordres que j’ai reçus de Turin2 j’ai l’honneur de vous transmettre ci joint la patente par laquelle S.M. le Roi3 vous a nommé Commandeur de Son Ordre de Ss Maurice et Lazare4.

Je saisis cette occasion pour vous offrir, Monsieur, l’assurance de la haute considération avec laquelle j’ai l’honneur d’être

Votre très Obt. serviteur | L. Corti

Mr le Professeur Monsieur Commandeur Faraday | &c &c

TRANSLATION

49 Grosvenor Street | 17 December 1862

Sir and Commander,

In accordance with the orders which I have received from Turin5, I have the honour of sending you within the certificate with which His Majesty the King6 has named you Commander of His Order of SS Maurice and Lazarus7.

I take this occasion to offer you, Sir, the assurance of the highest consideration with which I have the honour to be

Your most obedient servant | L. Corti

Mr Professor Commander Faraday | &c &c

1
Lodovico Corti (1823–1888, Ann.Reg., 1888, pp.124-5). First Secretary of the Italian Embassy in London.
2
Then the temporary capital of the new Kingdom of Italy.
3
Victor Emanuel II.
5
Then the temporary capital of the new Kingdom of Italy.
6
Victor Emanuel II.

Please cite as “Faraday4272,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday4272