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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Moore   24 May 1865

Melbourne bot. Garden

24/5/65

Sir

In reply to your memorandum, attached to the letter of Mr P. O'Reilly,1 in which he seeks an engagement in the Leichhardt's search Expedition, I have the honor to state, that the application of this Gentleman will be submitted to the Commander of the party whenever he is appointed, and that I have informed Mr O'Reilly accordingly.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller.

Mr Undersecretary Moore

&c &c &c

1

Letter not found.

2

O'Reilly was not appointed to the expedition; no written communication by M to him has been found.

Please cite as “FVM-65-05-24,” 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/65-05-24