From Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy   3 Jan 1862

[Fowds1 letter from E. W. Gladman2 submitting claim for the discovery of the Baw Baw Gold Fields.]3

Forwards.

Letter not found.

M's letter was transferred to the Department of Mines on 8 January. Gladman had reported his find in 1880 ('Goldfields', Victoria Parliamentary paper, 1859/60, No. A 25) and, based on data that had been provided to the Gold Fields Reward Board by the Mining Department on 4 February 1864 is reported as having received in 1861 a reward of £250 from the Government for his discovery (Wright et al. (1864), pp. 29-30). The details of the register number of M's letter are inconsistent with the reported date of Gladman receiving the award.

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, of a letter dated 3 January 1862.

Please cite as “FVM-62-01-03a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/62-01-03a