Melbourne 6th Septr. 1877
To the Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria
Gentlemen,
The undersigned are desirous that the picture of “The Pool of Bethesda” at present in the lecture Hall of the Athenaeum should become the property of the Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria and be placed in the Public Gallery.
We earnestly request that you will gratify us in this respect by securing it for that purpose and we confidently assure you that, although the names attached to this petition only number about One hundred and twenty, they express the desire of thousands who have frequently seen the picture in its present position and who, time after time, renew their visit to it with increasing pleasure.1
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Hugh M. C. Gemmell |
George Tait Ladies College |
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Thomas Alston |
A Harper Do. |
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R. Twentyman |
Ferd. von Mueller |
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Henry B. Stiles Manager Bk NS Wales |
James Roberts M.D. |
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N. K. Thomson |
T N Fitzgerald |
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S. Renwick |
David Masterton Mayor Brighton |
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James Orkney |
Alex Morrison Scotch College |
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Edw. S. Watson |
Thomas Cahill S.J. St Patrick’s College |
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R Blackwood |
James S. Waugh President of Wesley College |
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J. R. Tuckett |
Edwd E. Morris C. E. Grammar School |
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John Blair MD MRCS |
Joshua Lake ditto |
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C Lempriere Surgeon |
Alexander Sutherland Carlton College |
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C. R. Blackett analyst &c. |
Richard Connebee Kew |
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Thos. Hy. Walton Chemist |
James Paterson Mayor |
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Wm. Rigg |
Robert Ramsay M. P. |
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Wm. Crosby & Co 14 Queen St. |
Ephraim L. Zox M.P. |
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Charles Stuart Art Journal office 4 Queen Street. |
W. A. Brahe German Consul |
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Isaac Hart |
W. J. Wallis Translator of Foreign languages |
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Richard Marr. Murray G.L.S. |
L. Thoneman Austro. Hungarian Con. |
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C. F. Roberts |
J. Damyon Russian Consul |
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S. V. Winter Mayor Richmond |
Wm. J Daly Curcier & Amet |
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W. Gleadell |
Daniel Ploos van Amstel Netherlands Vice Consul General |
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F. H. Biddulph |
E. Ploos van Amstel |
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James Gall, Architect |
Geo. R. Cox Architect |
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Wm. Irving Winter |
W. Lawrence |
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William Salway Architect |
J. Bosisto Richmond |
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Thos A Kelly Architect |
Chas T. Perks Richmond |
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Thos. Watts Architect |
Alex[?] Kennedy Smith |
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Horace Laws Druggist |
J.F. Arnold |
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Hemmons Laws & Co. Wholesale Druggists |
T Jaques Martin Insurance office 77 Collins St W Colonial Mutual Life Assoc Compy |
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H. Johnson Architect |
Simeon Cohen 49 Collins St West |
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B Baker Chemist |
John Watson Standard Life Assurance Co agent |
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James Mirams M.P. |
City of Collingwood Council [this page] |
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F.W.T. Evans Fitzroy Council |
Thomas Hood |
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Peter Cunningham Do |
Wm. Kidney |
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Robert Showers Do. |
Joel Eades J.P. |
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John Hackett J.P. Do. |
James H. Turner |
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Frederick Cooze Town surveyor |
Andrew Wright |
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John B Jones Town Clerk Fitzroy |
Thomas Upton |
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Benjn. Woodhead Council J.P. |
Alex McNaughton City Clerk |
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John H. Aylwin |
Thomas Holland Councillor |
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G. K. Parker |
Hy. Walker J.P. Do |
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Thos. Kidney J.P. |
Wm. Smith R. W. the Mayor |
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Samuel Lyons Fitzroy Mayor |
Thomas Peters Councillor |
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Rob. L. J. Ellery Observatory |
Henry Keele Do |
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J Rudall |
John M Garratt JP Mayor of Geelong |
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A. D. Tull |
Andw B White J.P. Mayor of Newtown & Chilwell Geelong |
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G. H. Ryder |
Charles Ibbotson Merchant Geelong |
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J. H. Matthias |
James Volum Brewer Geelong |
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Edwd King |
Robt A B Johnstone M.P. Geelong |
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F. Litolff |
J. Botterill Melbourne |
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F. A. Kohler |
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Julius Seide |
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Andrew Lyell |
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G D Langridge MP |
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A L Tucker M L A |
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Please cite as “FVM-77-09-06,” 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 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/77-09-06