My dear Dr Müller,
I am sorry not to have had time to put up something more. Kindly accept these for the present.
We sail by the “Dandenong” at noon.
Excuse haste and believe me,
My dear Doctor
Yours very truly
Thos. Powell
Thursday Morning
MS found with an undated specimen of Ascarina lucida var. lanceolata (MEL 2391218) from Samoa.
Powell addressed a meeting of the Victorian Auxillary to the London Missionary Society at the Independent Church, Colins Street, Melbourne on 10 March 1869, and is listed as a passenger with his wife on Dandenong that departed Melbourne for Sydney on Thursday 11 March 1869 (Argus, 10 March 1869, p. 8; Argus, 12 March 1869, p. 4). The letter is dated accordingly.
Please cite as “FVM-69-03-11b,” 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