Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
May 21 1861
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor in reply to the enquiries submitted by the Committee of this Chamber relative to the suitability of portions of this Colony for cotton growing1 and to present their thanks for the valuable information furnished
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Obedient Servant
John Russell
Secretary
Dr Mueller
Botanical Garden
J. Russell to M, 2 April 1861.
Please cite as “FVM-61-05-21a,” 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