Lyon Playfair to Faraday   18 January 1853

[Athenaeum Letterhead] | Jermyn St. | 18th Jany 53

My dear Sir

I am sure that you will have no objection to sign Franklands certificate1. I believe him to be one of the most rising Chemists of the day & I am sure that he would be very proud of having your Signature attached to his certificate.

Yours Truly | Lyon Playfair

1
Faraday did sign Frankland’s certificate for Fellowship of the Royal Society, to which he was elected on 2 June 1853, “From Personal Knowledge”, RS MS Cert 9.319.

Please cite as “Faraday2621,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday2621