From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Blair   16 Oct 1865

Melbourne bot. Garden

16/10/65

Dear Dr Blair

I hereby enclose my cheque for the ticket, you kindly gave me for the Medical Society's Dinner.1

With most friendly

regards

Yr

Ferd Mueller

M, who had been expected to propose the toast to 'The Medical Society of Victoria' and to reply to the toast to 'Kindred Societies', was not present at the dinner at the Café de Paris on 26 October 1865, and others present gave these speeches (Age (Melbourne), 27 October 1865, p. 5).

Please cite as “FVM-65-10-16,” 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/65-10-16