17/11/78.
Herewith, dear Major Pitt, I send my letter of grateful acknowledgment of the generous manner, in which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was pleased to recognize my cooperation with Mr Bentham.1 If I was wrong in adressing it direct to the Governor instead of to you, then you must kindly excuse it on account of my unacquaintance with the official forms. But as doubtless his Excellency will forward my reply in acknowledgment of the despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I thought it best to send it to the Governor under cover to yourself.
I should feel indebted if a few words of my thanks were added also for the gracious manner in which Sir Michael received and encouraged some of my last publications
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Please cite as “FVM-78-11-17a,” 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 1 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/78-11-17a