From George Sprigg to Ferdinand von Mueller 6 Aug 1867
August 6th [186]71
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that I have just received a letter from the Under Secretary2 stating that three camels have been found at Lake Victoria3 1 [two illegible words] branded 
4 and two have [none] Will you be good enough to inform us whether you are of opinion that these camels may have strayed from the Leichhardt search party.5
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Geo Sprigg
Scy
To Dr Mueller F.R.S.
&c &c &c
editorial addition.
i.e. J. Moore, Under Secretary in the Chief Secretary's Department.
The lake sometimes known as Victoria, ESE of Menindee, NSW, near the route taken by the Ladies' Leichhardt Expedition from Glengower, Vic. to rendezvous with the leader, Duncan McIntyre, at Mt Murchison station (Lewis (2013), p. 100)?
The image of the sketch in the letterpress copy book is indistinct: 67-08-06_image01.jpg
The letter from the Under-Secretary, enclosing a letter from Thomas Elder of South Australia about the stray camels, was read at the meeting of the Victorian Acclimatisation Society on 6 August 1867, at which Sprigg was 'directed to make the necessary inquiries, and to inform the Under Secretary of the result' (Australasian (Melbourne), 10 August 1867, p. 168). The outcome of Sprigg's enquiries has not been found.
Please cite as “FVM-67-08-06,” 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