Sie könnten dem Wunsche des Mr. Young leicht entsprechen, lieber Herr Professor, indem Sie ihn, als den Begleiter von Giles & Tietkens in der 3ten Reise und als den Astronom u. Hauptsammler in irgend eine wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft aufnehmen liessen. Seine Adresse finden Sie im letzten Bande der R. G. S. von London.
Stets der Ihre
Ferd. von Mueller.
You could easily fulfil the desire of Mr Young,1 dear Professor, by having him admitted, as companion of Giles2 & Tietkens in the third journey and as the astronomer and principle collector, into some scientific society. You will find his address in the last volume of the R. G. S.3 of London.
Always your
Ferd. von Mueller
See J. Young to M, 14 August 1877, in which he sought recognition for his exploring activities in Australia. M's note to Petermann is written on the back of Young's letter.
Ernest Giles.
Royal Geographical Society.
MS annotation by Petermann: 'Erh. 4. Sept. 1878' [Received 4 September 1878]. The letter is dated to early July 1878 as the latest possible date on which it could have been sent, to reach Gotha by early September. For a published version of this letter, see Voigt (1996), p. 134.
Please cite as “FVM-78-07-00,” 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