John Conolly to Faraday   7 March 1854

Hanwell | March 7, 1854.

My dear Sir,

It appears that the Board of Management of the Asylum for Idiots has lately issued numerous letters requesting aid; of which, not having been able to attend regularly, I was not aware until your kind letter was forwarded to me with the enclosed acknowledgement. If I had known what was about to be done, I should scarcely have allowed you to be troubled with an application. Such letters are very properly sent to Lombard Street or the Stock Exchange; but are not, I think, justifiably sent to those whose modes of life are remote from the ways of the City.

Permit me, however, to add my very sincere thanks to those of the Board for your kind and liberal donation which will assuredly be applied to good purposes.

Believe me, my dear Sir, with the sincerest respect and regard,

Very faithfully Yours | J. Conolly

Profr. Faraday | &c &c &c