May 25th [186]4
Dear Sir
By the "Bollingbroke" which sailed on the 14th Inst I sent you a mastive dog (a very fine specimen) and 40 magpies. These I trust will reach you safely. I must say I am somewhat disappointed at not having received something from you [ere] this as it does us but little good to [hear] of what you have at Calcutta eating their heads off. Dr Mueller asks me to send this dog or else I should not have done so as I thought it would be of little use.
I am
Dear Sir
Yours faithfully
Geo Sprigg
Secy
To H. L. Butler Esq
Calcutta
Please cite as “FVM-M64-05-25,” 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 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/M64-05-25