Der König1
an
den Kult. Minister.
Auf das Anbringen vom 13. d. Mts,
in Betreff von Geschenken für das Naturalien Kabinet, habe Ich dem Dr Müller, Director des botanischen und zoologischen Gartens in Melbourne in Australien, das Ritterkreuz Meines Kronordens in Gnaden verliehen und will den Kult. Minister ermächtigt haben, dem Dr Sonder in Hamburg für seine Vermittlung und dem Oberstudienrath Krauss hier für seine Bemühungen um Bereicherung des Naturalien-Kabinets Mein Wohlgefallen und Meinen gnädigsten Dank zu erkennen zu geben;
wonach das Weitere zu besorgen ist.
Stuttgart den 20. Dezember 1867.
Karl
The King
to
the Minister of Culture.2
On the report of the 13th of this month in regard to the donations for the natural history cabinet,3 I have graciously bestowed on Dr Mueller, Director of the botanical and zoological garden in Melbourne in Australia, the Knight's Cross of my Order of the Crown4 and shall authorise the Minister for Culture to acknowledge Dr Sonder in Hamburg for his good offices and Senior Educational Councillor Krauss here for his efforts to enrich the natural history cabinet and to give my appreciation and my gracous thanks,
after which further details are to be attended to.5
Stuttgart, 20 December 1867
Karl6
Printed decorated letterhead.
Ludwig von Golther, Minister for Religion and Education.
L. von Golther to Karl I, King of Württemberg, 13 December 1867 (in this edition as M67-12-13).
See also L. von Golther to M, 23 December 1867.
The file includes draft copies of letters, all dated 23 December 1867, from von Golther to Wilhelm Sonder, the Stuttgart botanist E. von Schmidlin, and the Württemberg Staatsanzeiger.
The files relating to M's promotion include (Bestand E 16a Bü. 51, Hauptstaatsarchiv, Stuttgart) a letter of the same date from the King to the Vice Chancellor of the Order of the Crown, August von Egloffstein, instructing him to act upon the decision to admit M to the Order. See also A. von Egloffstein to M, 20 December 1867.
Letter annotated 'prs. K. M. den 23. Dezbr. 1867. | Nr. 4264.', and in a different hand 'Gaerttner' in the lower right corner.
Please cite as “FVM-M67-12-20,” 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