Melbourne
Jan 1890.1
T. R. Wilson Esqr
Under Secretary.
Sir.
I have the honor to inform you, that availing myself of the general permission, granted by the Government,2 I shall in accordance with a special municipal invitation accompany the Members of the Austral. Association to Ballarat on Monday, and to Sandhurst3 on Tuesday, 4 returning on the evening of that day. I shall during these two days of course be in telegraphic communication with my Office.5
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
M must have written this letter no more than a few days before the outings to which he refers. It is here assumed that he wrote on the Friday preceding the visit to Ballarat.
Letter not found.
Now Bendigo.
The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science held its Second Congress in Melbourne in January 1890. The excursions to Ballarat and Sandhurst were on 13 and 14 January.
Wilson initialled this letter on 16 January.
Please cite as “FVM-90-01-10,” 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