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From Albert Purchas to Ferdinand von Mueller   2 Sep 1864

Melbourne

Sept. 2nd 1864

Sir,

I have the honor by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st ult.1 thanking them for some native plants &c forwarded to you.2 At the same time I am directed to convey to you their best thanks for the very valuable and numerous selection of pines lately received at the Cemetery from you.3

I am also directed to inform you that the Board has given instructions that you are at all time to be supplied with any plants from the Cemetery plot you may desire

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obedient servant

A. Purchas.

Dr. Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

Director

Melbourne Botanic Gardens.

1

Letter not found.

2

Plants not identified.

3

The gardener's report was read at a meeting of the Trustees on 7 August 1864, 'stating the operations for the past month and that 1000 valuable pines had been received from Dr Mueller' (Minute book 1, Melbourne General Cemetery).

Please cite as “FVM-64-09-02,” 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/64-09-02