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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Shillinglaw   28 Nov 1879

28/11/79

It will be best, dear Mr Shillinglaw, that you should see yourself the clever letter of the Signora Negri,1 in reference to Flinders's detention,2 and also your election into the Ital Society.3

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller

1

Maria Negri. Letter not found.

2

Shillinglaw was writing a biography of Matthew Flinders who, while returning to England after circumnavigating Australia, was detained by the local French authorities at Mauritius for several years after putting in there in December 1803 for urgent repairs to his ship. The biography was never published.

3

Società Geografica Italiana? See also M to J. Shillinglaw, 3 July 1879.

Please cite as “FVM-79-11-28,” 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/79-11-28