August 1st [186]71
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated from Queenscliffe2 the 28th Utlimo3 In reply I am directed by the Council to express their regret at hearing that your absence is caused by illness, and they hope that the change of air may prove so beneficial as to restore you to [much] health and enable you again to cooperate with them in their labours.4
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Geo Sprigg
Scy
To Dr Mueller
&c &c &c
editorial addition.
i.e. Queenscliff, Vic.
Letter not found.
The report of the meeting of the meeting of the Council on 30 July included a comment from the President that 'he was sorry to inform the council that Dr. Mueller's absence was caused by illness, he having been obliged to leave Melbourne for a time on account of the state of his health' (Argus, 31 July 1867, p. 5).
Please cite as “FVM-67-08-01,” 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