10/3/66
Dr Meuller1 MD.
Dear Sir will you excuse me for taking the liberty of trespassing on your valuable time but I think it my duty to inform you of certain rumours in cerculation concerning Mr. William Smith and a certain female in consequence of their being Surprised in an act which I can bring proofs to the fact in the Tea tree Scrub enough to Shock any person having even the Slightest claims to morality as a married man.
It is not through any ill feelling that I inform you of this but I think it is but right for you to know that it is in every ones mouthe not only in the immediate vicinity but even in so remote a locality as Toorak I cannot go out side the door but people ask me if that is true about Smith and the gerl in the Gardens. I say of course that I know nothing about is. I do not know whether you have been informed of the facts before but I sincerely beleve you have not or else you would have had it thoroughly sifted ore now.
I remain your humble Servant
D. Coller2
Please cite as “FVM-66-03-10,” 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