Melbourne 6th Octr 1866
To Dr Mueller &c
Sir/
By direction of the Commission I have the honor to ask you to favor them with your promised Essay at the earliest opportunity1
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Obedt Servt
for J. G. K.
F. Oakes
B67.13.02, published as one of eight essays surveying the progress and natural resources of Victoria. M had been asked by February 1886 for such an essay (see M to G. Bentham, 5 February 1866) and previosuly asked in J. Knight to M, 17 August 1866, for at least part of the text for translation.
Please cite as “FVM-66-10-06,” 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