Faraday to Mary Somerville   22 February 1836

R Institution | 22 Feby 1836

Dear Madam

The information I obtained from Mr Babbage on Saturday Evening1 respecting the Argostoli2 stream was so far complete that I will not trouble you any further about the matter but write out to Sir Howard Douglas3 & tell him what we know of the case here & what hands it is in4[.]

Ever Your Obliged Servant | M. Faraday

Mrs Somerville

1
That is 20 February 1836.
2
Capital of Cephalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
3
Howard Douglas (1776-1861, DNB). Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, 1835-1840.
4
For details of this letter see Bell to Brown, 28 November, NLS MS 2836, f.174-7.

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