Brisbane, 25.7.91
Dear Baron von Mueller,
The commissions conveyed by your interesting communication of the 13th. inst,1 have been attended to. I was about to communicate with the Brisbane Branch of the Australian Natives Association, as desired, but, that before actually entering into action I saw its Secretary who stated that you had already done so. Being assured by him that steps would be taken to deal with the subject officially I considered that a communication from me was unnecessary. I trust the appeal will meet with hearty support.2
Should you, however, desire me to aid the cause in any way a command will meet with my most hearty response.
With kind greetings
I am,
dear Baron von Mueller,
Very faithfully yours
J. P. Thomson
Baron Sir F. von Mueller,
K.C.M.G., F.R.S., etc
Melbourne
Letter not found.
Funding was being sought for the proposed Swedish-Australian exploring expedition to Antarctica. The report of the Annual Conference of the Australian Natives' Association held in South Brisbane on 27 February (Brisbane courier, 1 March 1891, p. 54, col. a) indicates that a letter from M concerning 'the proposed antarctic expedition' had been received and replied to, but no other indication of the contents is given; letters not found. In M to J. Mann, 30 July 1891, and M to J. Leibius, 10 June 1891, M suggested that one shilling be sought from each member of the Association.
Please cite as “FVM-91-07-25,” 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