Petty Vaughan1 to Faraday   29 March 1835

Fenchurch St | 29 March 35.

Dear Sir

I take the liberty of introducing to you Professor Treadwell2 of Harvard University Massachusetts – who is desirous of the pleasure of your acquaintance, & to profit by a little of your kind advice as to models of machinery &c on which you will confer a favor on me by extending to him.

Believe me | Dear Sir | Yours Respectfully | Petty Vaughan

Dr Faraday F.R.S.


Address: Dr Faraday F.R.S. | &c &c | Royal Institution | Albermarle St

1
Petty Vaughan (1788–1854, Reingold and Rothenberg (1972–2007), 2: 429). Merchant and intermediary between scientific societies in London and America.
2
Daniel Treadwell (1791–1872, ANB). Rumford Professor on the Application of Science to the Useful Arts, Harvard University, 1834–1845, who visited Europe during 1835.

Please cite as “Faraday0772a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 5 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday0772a