From Torben de Bille1    25 May 1863

COPY

Legation de Danemark

Londres le 25 May 1863

Sir

I have the honor to inform you, that His Majesty the King of Denmark has been pleased, to confer upon you the Knighthood of the Order of Danebrog.2 In sending you hereby the said decoration and the letters patent concerning your nomination, I request you to inform me of your full name and other particulars of your position for the use of the Chapter of the Order.3

Your obedient Servant

(Signed) [Torben] Bille4

 

To Ferd. Mueller

Her British Majesty's Colonial Botanist

Melbourne

 

A True Copy

[J.] B. Were Consul

His Danish Majesty's

Consulate Melbourne

15 July 1863

1
The Foreign Office List for 1863 has 'Torben de Bille' as the name of the Danish minister in London.
2
Dannebrog?
3
M’s request for permission to accept the decoration was refused; see M to H. Barkly, 14 July 1863.
4
The letter is accompanied by another enclosure (f. 480), a copy certified by Were of A. Moltke to M, 23 April 1863.

Please cite as “FVM-63-05-25,” 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/63-05-25