From Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson   15 Sep 1884

Melbourne,

15 Sept. 1884.

T.R Wilson Esqr.

Undersecretary.

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you, that I am proceeding this day on my professional journey to the N.W. districts, for which tour the hon. the Chief Secretary granted me kindly permission.1 Letters will daily be forwarded on to me from my office, with which I shall remain in continual communication by correspondence or — when needful — by telegraphic communication.

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller.2

See M to G. Berry, 28 August 1884.

Annotated: 'Govt.Botanist | Starts on his trip today & has arranged for the proper discharge of his official duties while away'.

Please cite as “FVM-84-09-15,” 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/84-09-15