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Faraday to Cyrus Read Edmonds1   13 September 1834

Royal Institution | 13 Septr 1834

Sir

I am indebted to your Lecture Committee for the good opinion of me which their desire expressed in your note implies; but regret that I am unable to comply with the tenor of the request[.]

My duties and relations at the Royal Institution are of such a nature as to prevent me from having time to appear elsewhere if it were otherwise expedient and the consequence is that I have already had occasion twice this month to decline invitations such as that I am favoured with by you although they were put forward by Societies which I am in a certain degree bound to assist if possible[.]

I am | Sir | Your Very Obedient Servant | M. Faraday

C.R. Edmonds Esq | &c &c &c

1
Cyrus Read Edmonds, (d.1868, age 58, GRO). Secretary of the recently founded Belgrave Literary and Scientific Institution. See Imperial Mag., 1834, 4: 293-4.

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