To John Foster1    22 October 1854

Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

22. October 1854.

Sir

I do myself the honor to acknowledge your communication from the 20 instant,2 and beg humbly to express my gratitude for his Excellency's liberality in providing the means for my next excursion to the Snowy Mountains

Having received his Excellency's sanction for this journey, my preparations will be completed at the end of this month, and I shall be ready to execute then any special commands, which his Excellency may be pleased to entrust to me.

I have the honor to be

Sir

your most obedient and humblest servant

Ferd. Mueller

 

The honorable the Colonial Secretary.

1
The letter was forwarded to Lieut. Governor Hotham for his perusal and he returned it read to the Colonial Secretary's Office.
2
J. Moore to M, 20 October 1854.

Please cite as “FVM-54-10-22,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/54-10-22