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From Henry Barkly to Ferdinand von Mueller   [May 1864]

[Dr Mueller stated that he had recently received a letter from Sir Henry Barkly, stating that the animals sent per Robert Passenger on her last trip1 had been forwarded on to Bourbon,2 as requested.]

1

Animals not identified.

2

Now Réunion, Indian Ocean.

3

Letter not found. For the text given here, see the report of the meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria held on 28 June 1864 (Age, 30 June 1864, p. 4). The letter is dated to May 1864, since the fastest passage times from St Louis, Mauritius, to Melbourne were about four weeks.

Please cite as “FVM-64-05-00b,” 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/64-05-00b