Melbourne, 5th November 188[6]1
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 21st October, together with two drafts for £11.2/- and £40.12/6d respectively, being payment for Eucalyptus seeds forwarded by me to the Chief Conservator of Forests.
I beg to enclose the receipts2 for the different amounts.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient serva[nt]
Ferd. von Mueller
H. J. Eliott Esq
Under Secretary for Crown Lands
Wellington
Eucalyptus
Please cite as “FVM-86-11-05a,” 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