From Robert Burke   12 August 1859

Mount Shadwell1

12 August 1859

Sir,

You will find enclosed a cheque for £10 that is my mete towards the Exploration fund. I wish I could have conveniently given you more as I am fully sensible that the object is of incalculable importance to the Colony but I cannot afford more at present — I can assure you that I fully appreciate your efforts which will I trust procure the necessary funds to enable you to receive the generous offer of £1000 that has been made conditionally and that you may be able to accomplish an object that is indeed of great national importance —

I have the honor to be

Gentlemen

Your obedient Servant

Robert Burke

 

To Sir W. F. Stawell

J. Hodgson Esq

F. Mueller Esq

J Macadam Esq

David E Wilkie Esq MD

1
Near Mortlake, Vic.

Please cite as “FVM-59-08-12,” 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/59-08-12