Elias Durand1 to Faraday   5 January 1832

Philadelphia, January 5th 1832.

Dear Sir,

I have the honour of informing you that, at a stated meeting of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy held on the twenty seventh of December last, you were unanimously elected a Foreign Member of that institution.

I transmit to you the accompanying certificate which the Members of the College beg you to accept as a testimony of their respect for your scientific researches and acquirements.

I have the honour to be most respectfully | your obedient servant | E. Durand | Corr. Secr. of the Pha. Coll. of Pharm.

Michael Faraday Esq | London

Elias Durand (1794-1873, DAB). Franco-American pharmacist.

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