To Alexander Macdonald   5 March 1886

5/3/86.

 

This morning, dear Mr Macdonald, I got your postcard,1 inviting me to meet Baron Von Bebra2 at your office. This is a kind thoughtfulness of yours; but I feel quite unwell, indeed shall probably have to keep on the sickbed to day; it is probably the effect of the protracted heat in my very small dwelling that made me ill. Indeed I felt "out of sorts" already yesterday.

Thus I am sorry to miss the chance of seeing the distinguished W.A. colonist, with whom I exchanged a few letters many years ago.3 Perhaps he will kindly give me his present W.A. adress, so that I may write to him.

With regardful remembrance

your

Ferd von Mueller.4

1
Postcard not found.
2
i.e. Bibra.
3
Letters not found.
4
MS inscription, probably by Macdonald: 'F. L. Von Bibra Stirling St Perth WA'.

Please cite as “FVM-86-03-05a,” 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 19 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-03-05a