October 10 [186]71
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 4th Inst2 requesting me to return the flower pots, I have the honor to inform you that I have given instructions to have them sent back immediately and have to confess my regret that they have not been returned before this.3
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Sevt
Geo Sprigg
Scy
To Dr Mueller F.R.S.
&c &c &c
Please cite as “FVM-67-10-10,” 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