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From Edward Wallington to Ferdinand von Mueller   11 Oct 1893

Government House, Melbourne,

11th October, 1893.

Sir,

With reference to the address of congratulation which you were so good as to forward on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, on the occasion of the marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York,1 I am directed by Governor the Earl of Hopetoun to inform you that His Excellency has been commanded by the Queen to convey to you Her Majesty’s thanks for these congratulations.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

E. W. Wallington,

Private Secretary.

Sir Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., &c.,

President Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, &c., &c

1

M et al. to the Earl of Hopetoun, 6 July 1893 (in this edition as 93-07-06a).

2

Letter not found. For the text given here, see Transactions of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victorian Branch), vol. 11, June 1894, p. 10.

Please cite as “FVM-93-10-11,” 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/93-10-11