Faraday to Thomas Harrison1   22 December 1823

Royal Institution | Decr. 22nd 1823

Sir

I should be glad of an opportunity to see the Penitentiary2 as soon as may be convenient that I may have an idea of the quantity of space to be fumigated and how it is disposed: if Christmas day morning would suit those who have charge of the place and I can have admittance I would take a walk through it and should then be able to judge of the time it would require and the days on which I could best spare it[.]

I should be glad also to know whether I am to order the material which may be requisite and whether I should find a man to help me or shall find help at the Penitentiary[.] Sir H. Davy directs me to fumigate it very abundantly and perfectly that no question may arise at a future time as to any remains of infectious matter in the place[.]

I am Sir | Your Obedient Humble Servant | M. Faraday

T. Harrison Esq

1
Thomas Harrison (1771–1824, AC). Secretary of the Royal Institution, 1813 to 1824.
2
Millbank Penitentiary which Faraday was asked to direct and oversee its fumigation. See Faraday (1825a).

Bibliography

FARADAY, Michael (1825a): “On new Compounds of Carbon and Hydrogen, and on certain other Products obtained during the Decomposition of Oil by Heat”, Phil. Mag., 66: 180-97.

Please cite as “Faraday0213a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0213a