John Wilson Croker to Faraday   5 January 1829

Admiralty Office | 5 January 1829

Sir

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that their Lordships have been pleased to appoint you to be a Member of the resident Committee for advising with their Lordships on scientific subjects in conjunction with Dr. Thomas Young, and Captain Edward Sabine1.

I am Sir | Your Most Obedient | Humble Servant | J.W. Croker

Michael Faraday | F.R.S. | Royal Institution


Endorsed by Faraday: Lord Melville | Sir George Cockburn | Sir Henry Hotham | Sir George Clerk | Earl Brecknock2

1
See letter 384.
2
This is a list of The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, respectively Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771- 1851, DNB), George Cockburn (1772-1853, DNB), Henry Hotham (1777- 1833, DNB), George Clerk (1787-1867, DNB) and George Charles Pratt, 3rd Earl Brecknock (1799-1866, CP).

Please cite as “Faraday0386,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0386