To René Lenormand1    24 January 1862

Melb. bot. Garden

24. Jan. 62

Dear Sir.

I hereby enclose a duplicate of bill of loading for a case of Algae (unprepared) sent pr "Young Australia" to your Agent a few weeks ago.2

Any contributions to our collections from so estimable a phytologist as yourself will be esteemed a great favor & it will aford me much pleasure to continue sending consignments to you.

Most regardfully,

yours

Ferd Mueller

M.D.

1
Addressee identified by relationship to M to R. Lenormand, 25 December 1861 (in this edition as 61-12-25b).
2
The letter is accompanied by a bill of lading, showing that the freight was paid in Melbourne 'at the rate of twentyone shillings'.

Please cite as “FVM-62-01-24a,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/62-01-24a