Ballarat, June 26 1860
Dr Mueller
Dear Sir,
With reference to the now-forming exploring party,1 I am very desirous of accompanying it, and should esteem it a favor if you would advise me as to my course. I can recommend myself as a first-rate zoological artist, & can sketch well, & was when at home familiar with practical botany.
You are probably acquainted with my brother Dr Fox of Kew,2 & will, I hope pardon my addressing you without further introduction.
I am Dear Sir
Yours obedty
Alexander Fox3
The expedition of which Robert O'Hara Burke was appointed leader on 30 June 1860, and which became known as the Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition, 1860-1.
H. T. Fox was a surgeon in Kew, Victoria.
M forwarded Fox's letter to J. Macadam on 27 June 1860. Fox was not appointed by Burke to the Expedition party; see M et al. to the Royal Society of Victoria, December 1860 (in this edition as 60-12-00).
Please cite as “FVM-60-06-26,” 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