Faraday to Isambard Kingdom Brunel   22 June 1857

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | Albemarle St | 22 June 1857

My dear Brunell

I am purposing to go and see your ship1 next Thursday2 with a nephew a young Engineer Mr Buchanan - but I hear that the tickets we obtain at the place only allow one to stop for a very limited time a quarter of an hour[.] Could you give me a note or in any way the power of Extending the time a little? & oblige

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

1
That is the Great Eastern which was being constructed at Greenwich. For the ship generally see Buchanan (2002), 113-33, and especially p.117 for the problems with visitors hinted at in this letter.
2
That is 25 June 1857.

Bibliography

BUCHANAN, R. Angus (2002): Brunel: The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, London.

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