Robert Lucas Chance to Faraday   30 June 1858

Summerfield House near Birmingham | 30 June 1858

My dear Sir

I shall (DV) be at the New St. Station at 1-40 PM tomorrow.

This morning we had advice from Mr Berthon that a Committee of the Trinity directors will come with you by the train leaving Paddington at 1-50 PM and arriving at Spon Hill at 5.30 PM, of which you have, no doubt, received advice¹.

I shall, no doubt, receive a letter from you tomorrow morning stating whether you will come by the one or the other. I beg to say that it would afford me great pleasure to see the Committee at dinner at 6 for half past but we don’t know whether that would be agreeable to them. I leave therefore the arrangement entirely to you- It also happens that I had invited your friend Joseph Chater² & his eldest son³ to meet you on this occasion, & they will be here at 1-40 PM or at least I hope so - I shall not know until tomorrow morning[.]

I shall be much obliged by your telegraphing me tomorrow morning at Summerfield House nr Birmm. saying, whether it would be expedient that I should meet the Committee at the Station or otherwise.

Of course if you come by the train to arrive at 1-40 PM, this will be unnecessary.

I am | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | R.L. Chance

M. Faraday Esqr