Faraday to Charles Babbage   21 October 1825

Royal Institution | Oct 21 1825

My dear Sir

I have received your letter and am much obliged to you for thinking of me in the case in question but the lectures having commenced here and having some objects of chemical pursuit I have no time at present for such occupation without at least laying aside business which is more useful & consequently important to me[.] I am glad to find the Encyclopaedia so well supported for I have been applied to not less than four times by different persons of high scientific character to write for it and their interest in and friendly feeling to it shews that it must be a good work. I am sorry that no one occurs to me whom I could recommend to you for the article. Dr Bostock perhaps? he has written on it before[.]

I am dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | M. Faraday

Charles Babbage Esq | &c &c

Address: Charles Babbage Esq | Devonshire Street | Portland Place