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Faraday to John Barlow   7 May 1849

Wimbledon1 | 7 May 1849.

My dear Barlow

I write a brief note to say that I am improving & hope to be ready for next Saturday2 but this easterly wind is not good. I intend to remain here nursing until Thursday or Friday and expect a good result. There is a meeting of the University of London Senate & Graduates on Wednesday Evening3. I do not suppose you care about going - & I dare say if you do you have an invitation. Still if you have not & should like to go you will find a couple of invitation cards on my mantle piece which I have a right to use. Of course I shall not be there under present circumstances[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

1
“R Institution” is crossed out underneath Wimbledon.
2
That is 12 May 1849 when Faraday was due to deliver one of his lectures in his course of eight on static electricity which he gave on successive Saturdays from 21 April to 9 June 1849; however, see note 1, letter 2178. His notes are in RI MS F4 J10.
3
There was no meeting of the Senate that day.

Please cite as “Faraday2176,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2176