Melbourne,
1 July 1886
T. R. Wilson Esqr
Undersecretary.
Sir.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30 June,1 informing me, that H. Exc. the Governor in Council has been pleased, to sanction my being retained in my position as Gov. Botanist and beg to express for this act of grace, of which I will endeavour to show myself worthy, the feelings of my gratitude.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.
Please cite as “FVM-86-07-01a,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-07-01a