From Henry Barff   26 July 1886

July 26th [188]61

Dear Sir

I have the honour by direction of the Chancellor again to request the favour or your services as Examiner in Natural History for the Examinations which are to take place in Michaelmas Term. At the same time, the Chancellor desires me to convey to you the thanks of the Senate for your past services in that capacity.2

I have the honour to be

Your obedient servant

H E Barff

Registrar

 

Baron von Mueller K.C.M.G.

Melbourne

1
editorial addition — MS is in a letterpress copy book.
2
M is not mentioned as an Examiner in earlier letters or the previous minutes of the Professorial Board. Nor is he listed as an Examiner in the University's Calendar of 1887, so it is not clear whether he undertook the duties referred in this letter.

Please cite as “FVM-86-07-26a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-07-26a