From Arthur Freeling   28 April 1857

[Adelaide]¹ 28th April 1857

Sir

I do myself the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 16th Inst² with accompanying papers connected with the exploring expedition of Mr Gregory — and in compliance with your request I enclose a tracing of the Country as laid down by Mr Babbage.

As that Gentleman met with some misadventures in the north, possibly the map cannot be relied on for great accuracy; but as this Department is now engaged in making a Trigonometrical Survey of the Country North of Mt Serle³ I should probably before very long be able to send you information of the more Northern Districts of this Colony which may be looked upon as absolutely correct.

I have &c

Sd A. H. Freeling

Dr Ferdd Muëller

Govt Botanist

Botanical Gardens

Melbourne.⁴