The text of this telegram, the telegram from James Torbitt, 6 April 1876, and the letter from James Torbitt, 7 April 1876, are from a printed sheet headed ‘Authorized copy’ formerly inserted into a copy of Torbitt 1876 at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Library, Glasnevin. The text of the letter to Torbitt of 4 April 1876 is also on the sheet, although the text in this volume has been reproduced from the copy in DAR 148: 92.