Faraday to Thomas Byam Martin   14 October 1854

[RI letterhead] Royal Institution | 14 Octr 1854

My dear Sir Byam

I have no doubt you have thought of the matter but I cannot resist referring to the combustion of I think above 2000 tons of Sulphur in the middle of a crowded town like Newcastle & as regards a certain application 1, the little comparative evil it has done2[.]

I am | My dear Sir Byam | Your faithful Servant | M. Faraday

2
A reference to a destructive fire in Newcastle which started on 6 October 1854 and destroyed many chemical factories. See Ann.Reg., 1854, 96: 170-4.

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