Sir
I have lately enlarged and improved the Parish Church at Petworth, and the new building required new Pews, which have been built, but either from bad Timber or some other cause the dry rot has got among them & has almost destroyed them in a very short time & seems to be advancing upon the old part of the church. I have been told that you have lately delivered a very satisfactory lecture upon the subject2 and if you can give me any hints for the prevention or cure of the evil, I shall be much obliged to you.
I am your faithful | Humble Servant | Egremont
I should be very happy to have the pleasure of your company here if it ever should be convenient and agreeable to you[.]
Petworth August 6. 1833
Endorsed: To Mr Faraday
FARADAY, Michael (1833d): “On Electro-Chemical Decomposition”, Rep. Brit. Ass., 393-9.
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