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
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