To John O'Shanassy1    25 October 1859

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,

25. Oct. 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to report the arrival of a male Alpaca, sent as a loan by the Government of New South Wales to this establishment.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c

1
See also C. Ledger to M, 22 October 1859, and M to J. Moore, 25 October 1859 and 28 October 1859.

Please cite as “FVM-59-10-25,” 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 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-25