Francis Markoe to Faraday   3 May 1845¹

National Institute / for the Promotion of Science

Founded at Washington, May, 1840. | Incorporated by Congress, July, 1842.

Washington, 3d May, 1845.

I have the honor to inform you that you have been elected a Corresponding member of the Institute.

Annexed is a copy of its Constitution and By-laws.

Your obedient servant | Francis Markoe Jr. | Corresponding Secretary.

To Sir Michael Faraday, | Professor of Chemistry in the | Royal Institution, | London.