Faraday to James South   17 November 1842

83 West Street, Brighton | 17 Nov. 1842

My dear Sir James

Your two letters reached me here only this morning Thursday. I have no means here of analysis but have no doubt the deposit is either hydrated oxide of lead or Carbonate of lead for by carefully strewing some of it on a small strip of paper & burning it in the edge of a candle I could obtain at pleasure either globules of metallic lead or protoxide in the form of litharge - or red lead - or the dense smoke of burning lead[.] From the appearances I have no doubt the whole is the same compound of lead i.e. that there is no earthy matter with it[.]

I write to you at Stover not knowing where, if not there, you may be[.]

Ever faithfully Yours | M. Faraday

Sir James South | &c &c &c

Endorsed: Sent to Stover & from there to Kensington and received there on Monday Morning / am