From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis   20 May 1874

[For a set of his works to send to Washington and vol 6 of Flora Australiensis1 for office]2

Bentham (1863-78), vol. 6, was published 23 September 1873 (TL2) and 30 copies were received in Melbourne in January 1874 (W. Odgers to M, 27 January 1874 (in this edition as 74-01-27b)).

The letter was referred back to M on 3 July 1874 minuted by Francis: 'Must be sent thro the Govts — Appd [Approved]'. Approval to send a set was reported to M in T. Ware to M, 29 June 1874 (in this edition as 74-06-29a). M to T. Ware, 3 July 1874, reported that the requisition had not been sent back to him, or to the Government Printer. See also M to J. Francis, July 1874 (in this edition as 74-07-00b), and M to J. Francis, 7 July 1874 (in this edition as 74-07-07a).

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, of a letter dated 20 May 1874.

Please cite as “FVM-74-05-20,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/74-05-20