[W.R. Grove, Welsh Judge and Scientist; [Father of] Fuel Cell Technology] Two Autograph Notes Signed "WRGrove", one to an undeciphered name, with references to distinguished colleagues, the other to an unnamed correspondent.

A. Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, some foxing and wear, text clear and complete, but scrawled. "For the last two years or more in consequence of suffering severely from [undeciphered illness - see image of pp.1 &3] I have been obliged to give up all [evening?] visiting - [Were it not [?] it would have given me the greatest pleasure to have come to you [?] Colvill [scientist?] on this [?]. | For some reason was printed my coming to the meetings of the R[oyal] S[ociety]. Please tell this to Sabine as I am not a willing deserter but my only chance of holding on is by going to bed early & getting up early, & not exciting myself even agreeably in the evening"; B. One page, 12mo, text clear and complete. "Dear Sir | The 'Sir' & 'Mr.' are not used together you can put the Hon Sir W.R. Grove on the Hon Mr Justice[.]" Note: "Sir William Robert Grove, FRS FRSE (11 July 1811 1 August 1896) was a Welsh judge and physical scientist. He anticipated the general theory of the conservation of energy, and was a pioneer of fuel cell technology. He invented the Grove voltaic cell." [Wikipedia]. …