Faraday to Edward William Cooke   6 April 1864

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | 6 April 1864

My dear Mr. Cooke

Though I could not come to see your treasures I can still thank you for the kindness that gave me the opportunity - but I was too unwell and yesterday was a very bad day for men in my age & state1.

Give my kindest remembrances to Mrs. & the Misses Cookes2 and to your fine young men3[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

E.W. Cooke Esqr RA | &c &c &c

1
Gent.Mag., 1864, 216: 680 reported that the temperature on 5 April 1864 was 42°F at midday and that there was rain, hail and snow.
2
Elizabeth Harriet Cooke, née Eglinton (1785–1882, ODNB under E.W. Cooke). Cooke’s mother. His sisters are listed in the 1861 census. TNA RG9/17, f.29, p.59.
3
That is Cooke’s sons, Conrad William Cooke and George Edward Cooke (1842–1916, Munday (1996), 384).

Bibliography

MUNDAY, John (1996): Edward William Cook 1811-1880: A Man of his Time, Woodbridge.

Please cite as “Faraday4439,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 30 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday4439