21/3/84.
Allow me the pleasure, dear Mr Dyer, to introduce to you my particular friend, Fr. Eaton Esqr, 1 who proceeds just on a voyage and short stay to Europe. This Gentleman holds one of the highest positions in the Treasury Department here, and has been leadingly connected with the Civil Service of Victoria for more than 30 years. He is a son in law of Dr Davy, 2 whose independent researches and practical application aided considerably to establish electric telegraphs first of all. Mr Eaton is also precisely acquainted, as a Resident for very many years near the bot Garden of Melbourne, with the largely ruinous changes in my position, and with the many senseless and extremely costly alterations in the Garden, since I ceded from the Directorship. I mention this incidentally as you may possibly be curious to learn about these sad affairs something of one, who can speak from autopsie. Any attention shown to so deserving and enlightened a Gentleman as Mr Eaton, will please me much. 3
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Please cite as “FVM-84-03-21b,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-03-21b