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Faraday to Isambard Kingdom Brunel   23 December 18481

R Institution | 23 Decr. 1848

My dear Brunell

I found your letter & the cards on returning home from Brighton and write to say that if I can I shall call on Queen Square2 perhaps on Monday3. But if I cannot I am afraid that after Tuesday I shall not be able to call at all for I have a fortnights hard work for the Juveniles4. If M. D'Eichthal5 were a Juvenile I might hope to see him here in the course of that time but I am afraid of suggesting or imagining such a thing[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

I.K. Brunell Esq | &c &c &c

1
This letter is black-edged. See note 1, letter 2118.
2
That is the home of Benjamin Hawes (1797-1862, DNB). Whig politician, Under Secretary for the Colonies, 1846-1851 and Brunel's brother in law.
3
That is 25 December 1848.
4
Faraday gave the 1848-9 Christmas lectures on the "Chemical History of the Candle". For the prospectus see RI MS GB 2: 50.
5
Adolph D'Eichthal. An old friend of Brunel's. See Rolt (1957), 234. Otherwise unidentified.

Bibliography

ROLT, Lionel Thomas Caswall (1957): Isambard Kingdom Brunel, London.

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