From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Moore   29 Dec 1864

Melbourne bot. Garden,

29/12/64

Sir

I have the honor in reply to your letter of this date1 to express my perfect readiness to aid in the accumulation of articles for the forthcoming Dublin Exhibition2 and beg to offer to the honorable the Chief Secretary my best thanks for the confidence evinced by entrusting me with this duty.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd. Mueller, M.D.

The Undersecretary

&c &c &c

Letter not found.

The exhibition catalogue includes M's contributions: 'Gum; resin', bark' and 'A small collection of colonial woods' (Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, (1865), pp. 56 and 58, respectively).

Please cite as “FVM-64-12-29,” 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/64-12-29