Edward Hawkins to Faraday   17 July 1845

My dear Faraday

The trustees1 (cautious personages) wish to have under your own hand specific directions how to proceed with the Bronze Statue, to get rid of the acid and prevent future mischief2. Do pray indulge them.

Yours very truly | Edward Hawkins

17 July 1845

1
Of the British Museum.
2
See letter 1700 and the Minutes of the Standing Committee of the British Museum, 12 July 1845, BM Central Archives MS. This minute authorised Hawkins to make this enquiry.

Please cite as “Faraday1759,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday1759