Faraday to George Matthey1   5 January 18592

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | Albemarle St W | 5 Jany. 1858 [sic]

My dear Sir

Tomorrow is Silver - and if <<y>>our intention & convenience about <<a>> cake of silver extends to tomorrow it would be important to me to know <<i>>t as I would arrange accordingly [word illegible] cakes of silver have on them <<t>>hose vermiform tubes due to the escape of oxygen on cooling, if they happen to be present why so much the better[.] The similar ingots of Platinum & Aluminium to illustrate Specific Gravity would be very acceptable if they are still in existence. The bearer is very faithful & would bring me my message or any thing else you might like to entrust to <<him.>>

Ever Your Obliged | M. Faraday

Geo Mat[t]hey Esqr | &c &c &c

George Matthey (1825-1913, ODNB). Metallurgist and partner in Johnson and Matthey.
Dated on the basis of the reference to Faraday’s Christmas lectures on “Metals”. His notes are in RI MS F4 G61.

Please cite as “Faraday3544,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday3544