Faraday to William Vernon Harcourt   3 August 1831

Royal Institution | August 3. 1831.

Dear Sir

I have heard much about the Meeting at York¹ and hope it will be fully and well attended and that its great object of forwarding Science will be attained: but I fear I shall not be able to be there myself. I have been very little out of town this year from pressure of business and again I am not a Social Man never in London accepting invitations to dine out[.]

The Meeting at York is however one at which I should like to be but my duties at the Royal Military Academy are on and will be on until October and as they require me every week they will I fear prevent me going to a greater distance from London than 50 or 60 miles[.]

I am Dear Sir | Your Obliged & faithful Servant | M. Faraday

Address: The Reverend | William Vernon Harcourt | &c &c &c | Bishop Thorpe