23rd of May [188]71
Sir,
I am directed by the Trustees of the Public Library Museums, and National Gallery, to request you to be good enough to favour them with lists of works which you think it desirable to have added to the Library on those subjects of which you have made a speciality. It has been the practice for some years to seek the advice of experts on the several subjects of Science, Literature, and Art; and I trust that your interest in the Institution will warrant the Trustees in hoping that you will be pleased to comply with their request.
You are already in possession of a copy of the last printed Catalogue of the Library,2 and I shall be glad to give you any information that you may require in reference to the Library.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant
[…]3
Librarian
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller KCMG &c
Arnold St
South Yarra
Please cite as “FVM-87-05-23a,” 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