Monday 10 am1
Dr2 Doctor
This catalogue came to hand yesterday (per Norfolk) I intended to have delivered it myself this morning but finding the gate locked & having the Buggy with me I avail myself of the good offices of the Bearer.
On Wednesday morning I am going to Tasmania for 10 days can I be of any service to you there, if so please let me know; I shall not fail to bear in mind the translation of the Book you refered to & shall report upon the same at an early date
I am Dr Doctor
Faithfully Yours
H T Dwight
Dr F. Von Mueller
F.R.G.S. &c. &c. &c.
The note is dated to Monday 23 January 1871 based on records in the Argus 'Shipping Intelligence' columns. The first arrival of Norfolk in Melbourne after the catalogue was issued was on 16 January 1871 (entered outwards at London Customs House on 15 October 1870); Mr & Mrs Dwight left for Launceston, Tasmania per Tamar on Wednesday 25 January 1871.
Dear.
MS is written on the back of the fly sheet of the Library's copy of a Quaritch catalogue issued in July 1870 (shelf mark RARELT 017.4 Q2C). A facsimile copy of this letter is published in McLaren (1989), p. 37.
Please cite as “FVM-71-01-23b,” 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