Melbourne bot. Garden,
24/2/67.1
Allow me, honored and dear Sir, to introduce to you an esteemed friend of mine, Mr Allan Hughan, who proceeds to your colony with a view of becoming acquainted with its pastoral aspects. Mr Hughan was for a series of years an occupant of pastoral territory on the Murray River within this colony,2 and might feel inclined to change his domicile with one in West Australia.
Any aid rendered this Gentleman for obtaining information will be regarded by me as a favor towards myself.
Let me remain
honorable friend, your
regardful
Ferd. Mueller.
The hon. F. Barlee &c3
Incorrectly registered in file as 24 March 1867.
See K. Orchard (1997), pp. 399-401.
On 20 March 1867 Allan Hughan wrote, from Perth, to the Colonial Secretary asking to be appointed as "Inspector of Sheep" and apologising that his only letter of reference was from "Dr Mueller of Melbourne" since he had made only a hurried visit to Western Australia and had not expected such a position to arise [Colonial Secretary's Office - letters received, acc. 36, vol. 605/37, State Records Office of Western Australia, Perth).
Please cite as “FVM-67-02-24a,” 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