Mornington Hotel
Snapper Point
13 Feby 1860
Dr Mueller M.D. &c
Exploration Committee
Melbourne
Dear Sir
The accompanying letter of Mr Simon Sahner1 needs no comment from me further than that I have much pleasure in testifying to his uniform steadiness industry sobriety & good character. I have known him ever since I have been resident here — he has a good constitution, is a thorough good axe man & a a2 sure marksman, understands horses & is an experienced intelligent bushman. As far as my judgement goes he is just the man I should consider particularly fitted to make one of an exploring party3 & as such I most conscientiously recommend him to the notice of yourself & the committee
I am
Dear Sir
Yours respectfully
Harley Goodall
PS
There is one point which I have not alluded to which I think will strongly recommend him to the Committee — he is an intelligent educated man yet willing & thoro'ly capable of taking a subordinate position.
S. Sahner to M, 13 February 1860.
a repeated.
i.e. the party being put together for what became known as the Burke & Wills Exploring Expedition, 1860-1. Sahner was not appointed to the Expedition party; see list of expedition members selected by Robert O'Hara Burke in M et al. to the Royal Society of Victoria, December 1860 (in this edition as 60-12-00).
Please cite as “FVM-60-02-13a,” 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