To Augustus Gregory1    18 June 1857

Argus Hotel, 18 June 1857.

My dear Mr Gregory.

I beg to acknowledge the reciept of your letter with the enclosed cheque, for the transmission of which I tender my thanks. I send the third copy of my report2 according to his Excellencys request with this mail, but was unable to get it ready by the last —

I hear that Mr Baines left for Europe, so that I hope, the trial was for Mr Wilson's3 sake not renewed.

With my respects to Mr Moore, Dr Bennett and Mr Clarke4

I remain

yours obediently

Ferd Mueller

1
See also A. Gregory to M, 13 June 1857.
2
B58.05.01.
3
J. Wilson was appointed geologist to the North Australian Exploring Expedition but resigned in June 1856 at the Victoria River. Gregory suspended him from any command and asked M to take his place. Wilson later made a report making numerous complaints. Back in Sydney, Wilson was sued for assault by another member of the expedition, the overseer Phibbs. The case was settled when Wilson was fined £25. See Braddon (1986).
4
Charles Moore, George Bennett, William Clarke.

Please cite as “FVM-57-06-18,” 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/57-06-18