15/11/69
I congratulate you, dear Mr Goyder, on your safe return from Arnhem's Land and on the successful completion of your surveys there. Pray be so kind to arrange that a full set of the plants & seeds &c, collected by Mr Schultz, will be forwarded to my establishment for examination.1 I could then furnish a brief report thereon. I have written officially on this subject also to the Director of the bot. Garden of Adelaide.2
your regardful
Ferd von Mueller3
i.e. Frederick Schultze, the SA Government collector with Goyder.
See M to R. Schomburgk, 15 November 1869.
MS annotations: 'Ackge [Acknowledge] with thanks & say Dr Müller may rely upon my doing all in my power to further his [views] — when the specimens have been unpacked [illegible initials] 19.11.69'; and 'Forwarded to Cr. Lds. [Crown Lands] office for reference to Dr Schomburgk — who has kindly consented to see that such plants &c as can be spared are forwarded to Dr Müller at Melbourne. [same illegible initials] 20.11.69'.
MS annotation in a different hand: 'Dr Schomburgk has informed me of a letter being sent by today's steamer, assuring Dr Muller that he will participate in the distribution about to take place. Returned to the Suvr. Genl. By authority [illegible signature] [Sec C Ld.] 23/11/69'. Schomburgk to M letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-69-11-15a,” 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