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
editorial addition.
M is not mentioned as an Examiner in earlier letters or the preceding 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 to in this letter.
MS is a letterpress copy.
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