17/5/70
If it is not possible, dear Mr Odgers, to get so many boys from the Industrial Establishment, could I not get at once about ten? After discharging all the youths here (except the one office boy) I have none to wash pots, wheel plants & soil, do weeding & endless other little jobs & easy work, which now encroaches sadly on the few upgrown people's work, now available here. Please do what you can to get me soon some aid.1
Your very regardful
Ferd. von Mueller.
On 18 May 1870 Odgers forwarded M's letter to the Inspector of Industrial Schools, George O. Duncan, 'who had perhaps better see Dr. Mueller'. [...] Neal replied on Duncan's behalf on 19 May: 'The boys will be down on Saturday and Dr Mueller has been so informed'.
See also M to J. McCulloch, 23 May 1870.
See also M to W. Odgers, 11 May 1870 (in this edition as 70-05-11b).
Please cite as “FVM-70-05-17,” 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