From Lewis Tupper   2 November 1878

From C. L. Tupper, Esquire

Offg.1 Under-Secretary to the Government of India,

Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce

 

To

Baron F. Von Müeller

Director of the Botanical Gardens, — Melbourne.

Simla, dated 2d November 1878.

 

Sir,

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st June 1878 to the Honourable Sir A. Clarke,2 and in reply to convey to you the thanks of the Government of India for the generous offer therein made.

Your Book on Select Plants will be reprinted and circulated in this country.3 I am to enquire whether you wish for any copies of the reprint; and if so, how many.4

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C L Tupper.

Offg: Under Secretary to the Govt of India

1
Officiating?
2
Letter not found. Clarke was at this time serving on the council of the Viceroy of India.
3
B76.12.04; the Indeian edition appeared as B80.13.07.
4
See also M to B. O'Loghlen, 21 January 1879.

Please cite as “FVM-78-11-02,” 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/78-11-02