23/11/88
This day, dear and honoured Sir, I am sending nearly 300 species of dried Austr. plants to your Academy of Sciences1 for friendly acceptance. The parcel is forwarded through the Agency of Mess Tate & Co of Melbourne, and should reach you free of expenses.
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller
Many of the specimens represent very rare species
Presumably the New York Academy of Sciences, of which Britton later served as President.
Please cite as “FVM-88-11-23a,” 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