5/10/86
Let me thank you, dear Mr Shillinglaw, for your circumspect kindness in sending me the copy of Capt. Musgrave's diary.1 I read it at the time in a periodical, but never had a book-copy myself; now that the antarctic interests commence to be revived, I will read this book, so thoughtfully edited by you, with care, before I send it off to Capt Armstrong. Are copies anywhere purchasable?2 I should like very much to have a short conversation with you, prior to your final R. Comm. Report3 is printed.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
See J. Shillinglaw to M, 1 October 1886.
Musgrave (1865). A copy of this work is in the library at MEL.
The first progress report of the Royal Commission on Vegetable Products, 1885-94, was published in 1886. It included evidence and documents from M: B86.08.06, B86.08.07, B86.08.08. Shillinglaw was secretary to the Royal Commission.
MS annotations by Shillinglaw: 'Rec 5.X.86' and 'Answed 7.X.86'. Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-86-10-05,” 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