Faraday to Josiah Latimer Clark   26 September 1854

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | 26 Septr. 1854

My dear Sir

I called yesterday to congratulate you¹[.] I trust every day makes you more & more happy in your change[.] Though I have no proper right still give my sincerest hopes & wishes to Mrs. Clarke² as an offering of respect tow[ar]ds you & to her through you[.]

Poor Melloni is dead. He left this life in the middle of the correspondence I had with him about your experiments³. I sent him all the data you sent to me⁴ & he published some of them in a brief form⁵. I was waiting for his further results but now I fear there is no cause to expect any more. Those he had in hand were imperfect & I fear he cannot have lived to finish them[.]

Now the results which shewed that the force of a weak battery passed with equal rapidity along the line as that of a strong battery are very interesting to me. I could not keep copies of those sent to Melloni for want of time but if you could let me have them I think I should like to consider them in relation to my views and send a note or brief paper to the Phil Mag upon that point⁶[.] Can you favour me so far?

Ever My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | M. Faraday

Latimer Clarke Esq | &c &c &c