From Henry Gregory to Augustus Gregory   16 May 1855

Brisbane 16 May 1855

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Captn Wickham2 tells me that Dr Muller is a gentleman I hope he is not another Van Summers3 they are most of them great humbugs but he may be something better or I suppose that they would not keep him at Melbourne besides Dr Harvey4 ought to know

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Henry Gregory was in Brisbane assembling horses for the North Australian Exploring Expedition and doubtless met Wickham there.

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William Harvey had spent time with M in Melbourne before going to Sydney.

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Please cite as “FVM-M55-05-16,” 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/M55-05-16