Faraday to James Boyd1   8 April 1865

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | 8 April 1865

My dear Mr. Boyd

I have found a man specially concerned with the manufacture of preparations of lead who will suit me exactly2[.] Will you tell Mr. Portis?3 and thank him[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

Jas. Boyd Esqr. | &c &c &c


Address: Jas. Boyd Esqr. | &c &c &c | 91 New Bond Street

1
James Boyd (1809–1868, TNA RG5/115, GRO). Partner in a firm of interior decorators.
2
Probably John Arthur Phillips. See letter 4541.
3
Unidentified.

Please cite as “Faraday4545,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday4545