Jacob Herbert to Faraday   17 October 1845

Trinity House London | 17th October 1845.

Sir,

A Letter1 of which the enclosed is Copy of the Translation, having been received from Mr. H. Lepaute2 of Paris, - I am directed to transmit the same to you, together with the Tracing by which it was accompanied, for your Information, and to request, that when done with, the Tracing may be returned.

I am, | Sir, | Your most humble Servant | J. Herbert

Professor Faraday

1
Lepaute to Herbert, 28 September 1845, GL MS 30108/1/32 1/2.
2
Henri Lepaute. Manufacturer of lighthouse equipment in Paris. Faraday had met him, during his visit to Paris, on 28 and 30 July 1845. See Bence Jones (1870a), 2: 222-4, though he mistranscribed the name.

Bibliography

BENCE JONES, Henry (1870a): The Life and Letters of Faraday, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London.

Please cite as “Faraday1774,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday1774