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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson   17 June 1893

S. Yarra, 17/6/93.

T. R. Wilson Esqr

Under-Secretary.

Sir.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, containing the intimation, that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased, again to prolong the term of my services as Gov Botanist. 1 For this renewed concession I beg to convey my best thanks, particularly also to our honorable Chief2 and yourself. All in my power will be done to show myself worthy of the favor again conferred on me.3

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd von Mueller,

Gov. Botanist.

1

See T. Wilson to M, 16 June 1893 (in this edition as 93-06-16a).

2

The Chief Secretary, James Patterson.

3

Wilson initialled M's letter on 17 June 1893. See also T. Wilson to M, 29 December 1893 (in this edition as 93-12-29a), and M to T. Wilson, 29 December 1893 (in this edition as 93-12-29b).

Please cite as “FVM-93-06-17,” 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/93-06-17