From Edmund Newbould   18 November 1861

Echuca1

Novr 18th 1861

Dr Mueller

 

Sir

I beg to inform you that I have here (at Echuca) upwards of two hundred Goats so that in the event of the Royal Society entertaining the Idea of sending a number of these useful and hardy animals to Coopers Creek they may not be at a loss to know where they may most easily purchase the number they require

I shall be obliged by your bearing in mind that I am willing to dispose of two thirds of my herd — or less at a very reasonable price per head

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obt Servt

pro E. Newbould

Fred: Payne2

1
Vic.
2
MS annotation by C. Ligar, 26 November 1861: 'Inform the writer that the Committee will have no opportunity of sending these animals'.

Please cite as “FVM-61-11-18,” 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/61-11-18