2/5/69
Yesterday, dear Mr Fitzgibbon, the rabbits were again seen at the boathouses. Perhaps my first letter to you may have been lost,1 in which I brought this annoyance under your notice and sought your protection, as I cannot imagine that the occupant or occupants of your ground would continue to keep such animals in opposition to any distinct order from the City Council. If once these animals have escaped in[to] my extensive pine park, it will be impossible to get free of them again, and I feel sure, it cannot be your wish to see thus hereafter great injury done to my plantations.
your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller2
Please cite as “FVM-69-05-02,” 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