From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Smithsonian Institution   29 June 1874

Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Museum

29th June 1874

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of —

I package containing a number of books

18 species seeds.

which you have been pleased to present to the collections of this establishment, and for which donation I beg to tender you my best thanks.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Ferd von Mueller,

Director.

The Smithsonian Institute1

Some prints will be sent from me to the Institute in a few month

Baron Von Mueller

30/6/742

i.e, Smithsonian Institution. The MS bears the stamp: '1874 Aug 17'.

The postscript is on the reverse of the letter.

Please cite as “FVM-74-06-29,” 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/74-06-29