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From the Board of Grand-ducal Domains, Baden to Ferdinand von Mueller   21 Aug 1879

Intendanz

der

Grossherzoglichen Hof-Domänen.

Karlsruhe, am 21ten August 1879

No 1747

S Hochwohlgeboren

dem englischen Regierungs Botaniker

Herrn Baron Müller in Melbourne

Durch Allerhöchste Entschliesung vom 16 d M No 5677 erhielten wir von S.K.H. dem Grosherzog den Auftrag, Eure Hochwohlgeborn für die Schenkung der schönen Baumfarren in Höchst[…] Namen den verbindlichsten Dank auszusprechen welchen Auftrags wir uns hiedurch zu erledigen die Ehre haben.

[…]1

Board

of the

Grand-ducal Court Domains

Karlsruhe, 21 August 1879

To his honour

the English Government Botanist

Baron Müller in Melbourne

By highest resolution of the 16th of this month, number 5677, we received from His Royal Highness the Grand Duke the instruction to express in his name the most gracious thanks to your honour for the gift of the beautiful tree ferns,2 which instruction we have the honour to discharge by this.

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Illegible initials.

2

See M to C. Mayer, 20 February 1879.

3

Illegible initials.

4

Letter not found; MS is a file copy with marginal annotation: […] 21/8 […] […] 21/8 79.

Please cite as “FVM-79-08-21a,” 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/79-08-21a