11th Jan [187]11
Sir
I have the honor by the direction of the above Committee to acknowledge your letter of the 9th Jan2 and to inform you in reply that upon the receipt of the articles returned from the Sydney Exhibition3 which are your private property, such articles shall be given up to any person authorised by you in writing to receive them.
The subject of forwarding articles to the London Exhibition4 is still under the consideration of the Committee
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obedient Servant
Marcus Clarke
Secretary
Please cite as “FVM-71-01-11c,” 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