Faraday to George William Blunt   22 May 18511

Royal Institution | 22 May 1851.

Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter accompanied by Professor Bache’s2 report3 & also by the three bottles of water and return you very sincere thanks for your kindness. I have not heard any thing from Lieut Maury4 in relation to the waters but I will take care of them. My health & occupation is such that I am unable to enter into any investigation of them for my own researches are suspended from day to day & month to month for want of physical power - but I dare say all will come right in time & the waters will find their true destination.

I am Sir | Your Very Obliged Servant | M. Faraday

Geo W. Blunt Esq | &c &c &c

1
George William Blunt (1802-1878, DAB). First Assistant to the United States Coast Survey, 1833-1878.
2
Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867, DSB). Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, 1843-1867.
3
“The report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that work during the year ended November, 1850”, Executive Document number 12, volume 1, of the 2nd session of the 31st Congress (1850-1). Laid before the House on 19 December 1850 and ordered to be printed.
4
Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873, DSB). American naval officer and oceanographer.

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