Neustead1
January 30. 1860
Dr. Mueller
Sir
Learning through the medium of the newspapers that an expedition2 was about to be organised for the purpose of exploring the Interior of this vast country I beg to offer myself as a volunteer to form one of the expedition in any capacity within the range of my capabilities. Age 23. I have been 6 years in this country 5 of which I have been occupied in farming pursuits and consequently have suffered not a few of the privations in travelling over tracts of bush country and up to this date have never received any ill effects in fact I may state that I have never experienced a days sickness as far back as I can remember. I was born and lived untill I was sixteen years of age in close proximity with the Cheviot Hills in the North of England. For character, sobriety, &c I can if you wish refer you to Dr Davis of Neustead or Drs Preshaw and McGrath of Castlemaine. Apologizing for the liberty I have taken in thus addressing you
I am Sir
Yours faithfully
Joseph Jobson3
Please cite as “FVM-60-01-30,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/60-01-30