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From William Woolls to Ferdinand von Mueller   23 Aug 1882

Richmond N.S.W

Augt. 23/ 82

My dear Baron,

I can sympathize with you on the death of your friend. He was, indeed, an eminent man, & his removal must be regarded as a loss to the Church.1

I am afraid that I cannot promise anything about the woods at present. I have Mrs Woolls in a very delicate state, & therefore much of my time & thought is occupied about her. Most of the Carpenters here are employed by Government & they do not care to undertake any little jobs. I have been waiting for six months to get a little matter done! I will, however, think the subject over.

I send you by this post a copy of my Lecture as it appeared in the Echo.2

Can you tell me the species of the enclosed grass? It came from Goondiwindi Queensland, & looks like Eragrostis pilosa, but the spikelets are much smaller

We are just having a change in the weather. A downpour of rain would be a blessing.

Yours very sincerely

W Woolls

Eragrostis pilosa

1

M's friend Rev. John Stobbs died on 10 August 1882.

2

See W. Woolls to M, 29 July 1882 (in this edition as 82-07-29a). The article has not been found.

3

MS found with a specimen of Leptochloa divaricatissima (MEL 717123).

Please cite as “FVM-82-08-23a,” 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/82-08-23a