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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald   12 June 1890

12/6/90.

Yesterday afternoon, dear Mr Macdonald, I had a call from Mr Lindt, who wishes credentials, and these I have written out, and if you and Colleagues of the Council near to you will approve of them, you perhaps will be so good to sign.1 I wrote them out, so as to prevent delay, Mr L. leaving on Saturday. He further stated, that monetary help to him, should — according to wishes of some of our colleagues, — be left to you and myself. So perhaps you will kindly let me know your views on the subject.2

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.

I like much to have a quiet talk with you for an hour on various subjects.

Capt Hatton Richards just writes that he will be this day and to morrow in Melbourne. I will bring him to you at your office.

1

Lindt was about to depart for the New Hebrides; see J. Lindt to M, 3 June 1890 (in this edition as 90-06-03a).

2

See M to A. Macdonald, 5 June 1890, and M to A. Macdonald, 10 June 1890.

Please cite as “FVM-90-06-12,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/90-06-12