Robert John Kane to Faraday   11 November 1841

18 Upper Gloucester St. Dublin | 11th November 1841

My Dear Sir,

I have had the pleasure this day of forwarding to you through Longman¹, the third & concluding part of my Elements of Chemistry². Should it be so fortunate enough to obtain your approbation in the same degree as you were kind enough to express with regard to the preceding parts I shall consider myself as quite independant of the herd of ordinary critics.

I need not direct your attention to the difficulty which the popularization of organic chemistry presents, when it is also a primary object to retain it in the position of extent & importance to which it has been carried by modern research. Whether I have therein succeeded to any [word illegible] degree none can so well judge as you, and I need scarcely say how gladly I would receive any notice of your opinion of that portion of the work. They would have the more value as I know whether favorable or the reverse they would be given truly and on good grounds.

Believe My My [sic] dear Sir, with the sincerest congratulations for the restoration of your health, which I hope will now be long available for the advancement of science I have the honor to remain

Truly Yours | Robert J. Kane

Michael Faraday Esq LLD | etc etc

Address: Michael Faraday Esq LLD | Royal Institution | Albemarle St | London