John Fuller to Faraday   12 February 1833

Dr Sir,

Your business was this day settled at the Bank of England & stands in the names of the Lord Chancellor1 Lord Grey2 & the Duke of Somerset it is done exactly in the manner pointed out by the Committee of Managers & you may at any time receive the dividend yourself without any further notice3.

Yours Very Sincerely | John Fuller

Devonshire Place | Feb 12 | 1833.

M Faraday Esq


Address: To | M. Faraday Esq | Royal Institution | Albemarle St

1
Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778-1868, DNB). Whig politician and Lord Chancellor, 1830-1834.
2
Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845, DNB). Whig politician and Prime Minister, 1830-1834.
3
This refers to the creation and endowment by Fuller of the Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution. This was first proposed to the Managers on 14 January 1833 (RI MM, 8: 64) with the stipulation that Faraday was to be the first holder. The deed enacting this was approved at the following meeting on 4 February 1833 (RI MM, 8: 67). That the deed had been enacted was noted at the next meeting on 18 February 1833 (RI MM, 8: 73-4) and that £3333 6s 8d had been invested in consols for the endowment, the income from which would be paid to Faraday.

Please cite as “Faraday0641,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0641