Faraday to William MacKenzie   30 March 1855¹

Royal Institution | 30 Mar 1855

Sir

I hasten to acknowledge your letter & the compliment which it conveys but that which you propose does not fall in with the tenor of my occupations or inclinations[.] I have never felt inclined to proceed further in authorship than is needful to write my own papers at least not for many years past[.]

I am Sir | Your Obedient Servant | M. Faraday

W. Mackenzie Esqr | &c &c &c