28/2/65
My dear Miss
It is gratifying to me to perceive, that you cherish such kind feelings for poor Leichhardt. So you will be pleased to hear, that the Ladies (16 from the 8 great denominations) have been delegated & will meet first on Thursday. The ladies representing your church are Mrs Dr Bromby & the hon. Mrs Capt Cole.1 I mention this not with a view of enacting a subscription from you, for it is on those living in affluence that Leichhardt has claims above all; but in order that any little contribution you may be able to obtain in exchange for these humble papers may through your special coreligionists pass into the Ladies hands.
It is a movement, which will be followed with deep interest by the whole intellectual world & which has thought2 me already to recognize in many instances the true character of others.
Trusting that your health & spirit are unimpaired, I remain, in deep regards yr
Ferd Mueller
Please cite as “FVM-65-02-28,” 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