Pierre-Joseph Pelletier¹ to Faraday   c July 1832²

Pelletier prof de Phmie de Paris est passé pour avoir l'honneur de saluer monsieur Faraday. ne pouvant rester que deux ou trois jours a Londres ou il n'est venu que pour une affaire pressée il craint beaucoup ne pas pouvoir revenir voir mr Faraday avant son départ. mais il s'en dedommagera a son premier voyage a Londres qui aura lieu avant deux mois. Si monsieur Faraday voulait le charger de quelques commissions il se ferait un plaisir de les remplir.

Pelletier demeure finsbury circus n° 11.

JP

Pelletier pense etre agreable a mr Faraday en lui laissant trois echantillons bien purs des 3 nouveaux produits trouvé dans l'opium. l'un par mr Robiquet, l'autre par mr Couerbe et l'autre par lui. chaque echantilllon a ete preparé par chaque auteur.

TRANSLATION

Pelletier Professor of Pharmacy in Paris called to have the honour of greeting Mr Faraday. Being unable to stay but two or three days in London, where he came only for urgent business, he greatly fears he is unable to return to see Mr Faraday before his departure, but he shall do so on his next trip to London which will take place in the next two months. If Mr Faraday would like to give him any errands, it would be a pleasure for him to see to them.

Pelletier is staying at Finsbury Circus no. 11.

JP

Pelletier thinks he might please Mr Faraday by leaving him three very pure samples of 3 new products found in opium, one by Mr Robiquet³, the other by Mr Couerbe⁴ and the third by himself⁵. Each sample was prepared by its discoverer.