Faraday to John Britton   5 November 1850¹

R Institution | 5 Novr. 1850

My dear Sir

The point of purchasing books is one the Library Committee decide upon & your application is or will be brought under their consideration they are obliged to be careful of their funds for the deficiencies in the Library are very great. I have not presented your works for as I could not decide upon the other part of the letter I thought that would not be right to you but they will go before the Committee as illustrations[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

John Britton Esq | &c &c &c

There is no address to your letter so that this note has been unavoidably delayed. | Yours | MF