27/3/81
I venture once more, dear Professor Irving, to adress you concerning the books of M. Rothschild & Herr Fischer in the Exhibition.1 As you will be aware, the packing up will soon commence, so that it will be needful to decide soon, whether they have to go back or can remain here. I wrote on this point to his Honor Sir William Stawell (thinking he succeeded Sir Redm. Barry in the Presidency of the Library-trustees2) offering to let the payment for these two collections of book stand over til new votes or advances were available in the new finance-year. As yet I have no answer from Sir William, as probably no meeting of the trustees took place since. Do you think, that I could get a definite answer in time for the mail, which will leave near the middle of April?3
Regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Please cite as “FVM-81-03-27,” 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 19 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-03-27