To William Hooker1    26 December 1861

26./12./61.

Dear Sir William

I have great pleasure in forwarding to you the bill of loading of the first consignment of Thalamiflorae for Mr Benthams work, trusting that these irrestorable treasures will safely reach your noble establishment & be useful to our celebrated & never-tired friend. The freight you will percieve is paid.

Having written fully by the December mail, I can close this letter with the most cordial wishes for your prosperity & health & happiness

your attached

Ferd. Mueller.

 

Thalamiflorae

MS black edged; M's sister Bertha Doughty died on 7 September 1861.

Please cite as “FVM-61-12-26,” 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 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/61-12-26