Earl of Harrowby1 to Faraday   30 March 1824

Grosvenor Square | 30 March 1824

Sir

In consequence of the letter which I received from you, I beg to inform you that it is my wish to belong to the Society2 – and I am desired by Lord Sandon3 who was out of England when the letters were circulated, to express the same wish4.

I am Sir | Your obedient humble Servant | Harrowby

C. [sic] Faraday Esq

1
Dudley Ryder, Earl of Harrowby (1762–1847, ODNB). Politician.
2
That is the Athenaeum.
3
Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon (1798–1882, ODNB). Son of Earl of Harrowby and Politician.
4
Both Harrowby and Sandon are listed as original members of the Athenaeum in Waugh [1894], 66 and 129 respectively.

Bibliography

WAUGH, Francis Gledstanes [1894]: Members of the Athenaeum Club from its foundation, np.

Please cite as “Faraday0230b,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 19 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0230b