Thomas Henry Farrer to Faraday   14 May 1859

14th May. 1859.

5219.

Sir,

With reference to my letter of the <<9th>> Instant1, I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to state that the Steamer “Waterman 3” will be ready for inspection any day after Wednesday the 18th Instant.

I am therefore to request that you will have the goodness to name some day and hour after Wednesday when it will be convenient for you to make the inspection, in order that directions may be given to an Officer of this Board to accompany you and that notice may be sent to the Company -

I also enclose for your information the accompanying copies of reports made by Professor Taylor2 & Professor Brand[e] on the subject of Messrs. Parsons3 and Pilgrim4 Apparatus for Superheating Steam which have been forwarded to this Board by the Secretary to the Waterman Steam Packet company -

I have the honor to be | Sir, | Your Obedient Servant, | T.H. Farrer

Professor Faraday. F.R.S. | &c &c &c

2
Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880, ODNB). Medical jurist.
3
George Parson of 5 Duke Street, Adelphi, POD. Patentee (number 1858-422) of a superheated steam apparatus.
4
Thomas Pilgrim (1800-1871, B2). Marine engineer who patented (number 1858-411) a superheated steam apparatus.

Please cite as “Faraday3596,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday3596