James Booth1 to Faraday   2 November 1860

2nd. November [186]0.

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Report of inspection of the Dioptric Lighting Apparatus of the Lighthouses about to be erected in the Red Sea.

My Lords direct me to convey to you their thanks for your Report2 and to inform you that Her Majesty’s Paymaster General has been directed to pay you the sum of £2.5.6 for expenses incurred, the enclosed Receipt when stamped and signed by you may be paid through your Bankers.

I am, | Sir, | Your obedient Servant | James Booth

M. Faraday Esq. F.R.S. | &c. &c. &c. | Royal Institution | Albemarle Street.

James Booth (c.1796–1880, ODNB). Secretary of the Board of Trade, 1850–1865.

Please cite as “Faraday3877,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 2 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday3877