Brisbane, 28.7.91
Dear Baron von Mueller,
It was with very great pleasure I received your letter and accompanying portrait by todays mail;1 for these friendly tokens I solicit your kindly acceptance of my most profound gratitude. The portrait is, to me, a most acceptable gift which I shall always look upon with feelings of affection, in memory of the original. I shall at once place it in the hands of a picture framer for mounting and framing so that I may be able to hang it as a cherished ornament upon the walls of my house. It is beautifully executed, and the expression of your countenance is particularly happy; I do not think it could be better.
I am enclosing my own photograph & shall esteem its acceptance by you as an especial privilege.2
With very kind regards, dear Baron von Mueller
Very faithfully yours
J. P. Thomson
Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller
K.C.M.G., etc
Melbourne
Please cite as “FVM-91-07-28,” 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