To Frederick McCoy   1 August 1857

Melbourne, bot. Garden

1. Aug. 1857.

Sir

I have the honor to transmit to you for the public museum a collection of 25 timber specimens, procured by Mr John Walters1 at Sealer's Cove under my order. I beg to recommend, that each specimen should be divided into two longitudinally, to allow the moisture to evaporate more freely, and to prevent the splitting of the specimens.

I have the honor to be

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller

 

Prof. M'Coy

&c &c &c

1
i.e. John Watters, whose journey to Sealers Cove took place 24-29 June 1857 at a cost of £23 15s for travelling expenses and freight for the cases of specimens (Unit 3, p. 214, VPRS 973, PROV).

Please cite as “FVM-57-08-01,” 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/57-08-01