John Franklin1 to Faraday   7 July 18302

My dear Sir

I know this to be the time of most leisure with you. I hope therefore you will give Lady Franklin3 & me the pleasure of your company at dinner on Friday Inst 9th at seven.

Ever most truly | John Franklin

55 Devonshire St | Portland Place | Wednesday 7th July.


Endorsed by Faraday: 12 Saturday | Letter on Friday | No. 20 | or Judiciall Rear

Address: M. Farraday Esq | Royal Institution

1
John Franklin (1786–1847, ODNB). Arctic explorer.
2
Dated on the basis that Faraday to Franklin, 10 July 1830, letter 455, volume 1, was the reply.
3
Jane Franklin, née Griffin (1792–1875, ODNB). Married John Franklin in 1828.

Please cite as “Faraday0454a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 21 September 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0454a