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From the Freies Deutsches Hochstift to Ferdinand von Mueller   8 Jan 1884

Das Freie Deutsche Hochstift

für Wissenschaften, Künste und allgemeine Bildung in

Goethe's Vaterhause

an Herrn Baron von Müller Dr med u phil

Director des Zool u Botan. Gartens

Melbourne

Australien

Frankfurt a. M., den 8 Jan 1884

Unter Bescheinigung des Empfanges Ihrer geehrten Zuschrift und Sendung vom 22 v. Mtn "Observations on new vegetable fossils" danken wir Ihnen verbindlichst und bitten um Erhaltung Ihres ferneren gütigen Wohlwollens für unsere Stiftung.

Hochachtungsvoll zeichen

für die Verwaltung:

D. B.

d. Z. Obmann

D. H.

d. Z. Verwaltungsschreiber

[…]1

Schriftführer.

The Free German Academy

for Sciences, Arts and general Culture in

Goethe's parental home

to Baron von Mueller M. and Ph. D.

Director of the zoological and botanical Gardens

Melbourne

Australia

Frankfurt on Main, 8 Jan 1884

Under certification of receipt of your esteemed communication and consignment of 22 of the month Observations on new vegetable fossils2 we thank you kindly and request support of your further kindly goodwill for our Academy.

Respectfully signed

for the administration

D. B.

President at the time

D. H.

Administrative clerk at the time

[…]

Secretary.

1

Illegible initials; but see Freies Deutsche Hochstift to M, 4 April 1882, where the Secretary's name appears as Trappe.

2

B83.13.04. M's letter not found.

3

Letter not found; MS is a file copy kept by the Academy. Annotated: 'No. 130' and 'Expedirt Tr.' [sent Tr[appe]].

Please cite as “FVM-84-01-08,” 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/84-01-08