Faraday to John Scott Russell   12 February 18501

Brighton | 12 Feby 1850

My dear Russel

I intended to be with you on tomorrow but ill health will prevent me from leaving this place so that I shall not be able to be with you at any of the hours specified2.

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

J. Scott Russel Esq | &c &c &c

1
John Scott Russell (1808-1882, DNB). Secretary of the Society of Arts, 1845-1850.
2
This was a meeting at Buckingham Palace to discuss the lists for the Great Exhibition. For the minutes see RSA MS John Scott Russell Collection, volume 3, f.94-6. At this point (or at least by 21 February) Faraday was a member of the sub-section committee dealing with exhibits of the “Vegetable Kingdom”, ibid.,f.72.

Please cite as “Faraday2261,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2261