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From George Sprigg to Ferdinand von Mueller   7 May 1868

May 7 [186]81

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th Inst2 and in reply to inform you that the Council have instructed me to supply you with some gold fish.3 These will be young ones and at present without color. Will you please inform me when and where they are to be sent.

The Council regret to learn that other business will deprive them of your [constant] assistance but they trust [to]4 be favored with your presence as often as circumstances will permit.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most Obedt Servant

Geo Sprigg

Scy

To Dr F von Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

1

editorial addition.

2

Letter not found.

3

Council minutes, meeting of 5 May 1868, where the goldfish were stated to be 'for New Zealand'. A month earlier, M had passed on a request for goldfish from a Mr McLellan; see G. Sprigg to M, 8 April 1868.

4

editorial addition; text cut off at margin of page.

Please cite as “FVM-68-05-07a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/68-05-07a