Faraday to Percy Drummond   2 February 1830

Royal Institution | February 2nd. 1830

Dr Sir

I now send you the list of chemicals but the attached prices are no guide to me. They are in many cases far too high. I have been making a guess estimate of what the things can well be got for by going to try Salters1 for some, and to Akens2 & Knights3 for others and I think that the following must be near the truth

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Sd M. Faraday

Colonel Drummond | Lt Govr R M Academy


Endorsed: Copy. Original sent to Mr. Byham5 the 6 Feby 30


Unidentified.
Unidentified. Possibly a mistranscription in the copy.
Richard (1768-1844) and George Knight, chemical instrument makers of 41 Foster Lane. See Hunt and Buchanan (1984).
The purchase of these items was agreed. See Byham to Drummond, 12 February 1830, RMA WO150 / 3, f.98.
Richard Byham. Secretary to the Board of Ordnance. Imperial Calendar.

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