See M to J. Hooker, 12 August 1872 (in this edition as 72-08-12a). Somersetshire 'cleared out' on 24 August (Argus, 26 August 1872, p. 4); it arrived off Plymouth on 31 October 1872 (London Standard, 2 November 1872, p. 7). Bentham acknowledged receiving the additional parcel in G. Bentham to M, 19 November 1872.
Annotated in pencil in an unknown hand on the blank page opposite the opening of the letter: J. S. Attwood | [Carried] | Somersetshire | [care] Allport & Morgan | 7 Leadenhall St | E C.
Allport and Morgan were the agents handling the 'Money, Wingram and Sons' Line of Steam and Packet vessels', including Somersetshire (Captain J. S. Attwood), 'now lying in the South-West India Docks' (Times, 5 November 1872, p. 2).
Please cite as “FVM-72-08-23,” 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