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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson   29 July 1881

29 July 1881

Many months ago, dear Mr Wilson, a set of my works (elegantly bound) was forwarded to the Agent General for the Imperial Library of Vienne in exchange for a superb large illustrated volume of Brazilian plants, obtained by the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, which copy went to me and in the public Library of Melbourne.1 I would just merely ask, whether any letter of acknowledgement of this return-gift was received from the Austrian Government.2

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller

1

See M to W. Odgers, 17 April 1880.

2

See T. Wilson to M, 3 August 1881 (in this edition as 81-08-03a), and M to T. Wilson, 4 August 1881 (in this edition as 81-08-04a).

3

The letter is undated; a note on the file cover provides the basis for dating it to 29 July.

Please cite as “FVM-81-07-29c,” 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/81-07-29c