Faraday to E. Perkins   12 January 1843¹

Professor Faraday to E. Perkins

Royal Institution | 12 January 1843

Sir

I have just recd the pck to which your letter refers. Ill health has obliged me to lay down most of my avocations & I have for some years given no opinion on any matter except those submitted to me by the Government or Government bodies. This must be my reason for not going into the matter but if you were to apply to Dr. Playfair who is paying attention to agricultural matters and to which I am not his opinion would be very much safer and stronger than anything I could form. For these reasons I cannot take the matter up, but if when you are in London and will call in and take the chance of finding me I shall be very happy to see you though it must be only for a short time, my medical friends interdict much occupation[.]

Signed | M. Faraday