To John O'Shanassy   17 February 1859

Melbourne botanical and zoological Gardens

17. Febr. 1859

Sir

I have the honor to report the arrival of 19 Llama-Alpacas by the "Goddess", 3 of the flock having died on the voyage, whilst one was born. The animals seem generally not unhealthy altho' suffering from skin erruptions. They have been safely placed into our reserve.1

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c2

1
See Gillbank (1996).
2
MS annotation by the Under Secretary, J. Moore, on 19 February: 'Read'.

Please cite as “FVM-59-02-17,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-02-17