From John Miscamble to Ferdinand von Mueller   [Nov 1859]

No. 3

Little Bourke Street East.

Melbourne

........ 185 1

Dr Mueller pro Government Victoria

To John Miscamble, M.R.C.V.S.

Veterinary Surgeon.

Medicines for Horses, Cattle, Dogs &c

Horses shod on the most improved principles.

Shoeing Forge. Infirmary &c up the right of way near the corner of Little Bourke & Elizabeth Streets.

1859

Octr 10

Visit to Syrian Buck Goat with Catarrhal, Influenza, Operation of seatoming2 medicine Admst & Botl3 lotion sent to do4

1

10

6

11

Visit to Goat

10

6

Botl Mixture to do5

7

6

13

Visit to Goat

10

6

2

19

0

No date entered.

setoning? [OED: 'Seton: A thread, piece of tape, or the like, drawn through a fold of skin so as to maintain an issue or opening for discharges, or drawn through a sinus or cavity to keep this from healing up.']

Administered and Bottle.

ditto?

ditto?

MS has an illustrated letter head depicting a horse skeleton. See also M to J. Moore, 25 November 1859 (in this edition as 59-11-25a).

Please cite as “FVM-59-11-00a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-11-00a