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From Joseph Hooker to Henry Barkly   24 Sep 1868

No. 7f

Kew, Sept 24/68

My dear Sir Henry

[…]1

I have been 10 days in Scotland […] and passed a few days with my friend Sir F. Rogers at his brother-in-law's in Fife.

I urged Mueller's claims for Knighthood2 and Sir F. seemed very favorably disposed, but told me how foolish M. had been in craving the liberty to wear his foreign orders. I fear the poor fellow spoils his own sport: I hear from him by every mail almost; and his zeal scarcely flags — he is as determined as ever about Leichardt's3 remains being recoverable […]

1

Text not relevant to M has been replaced by an ellipsis here and below. The text given here is on f. 173.

2

See also J. Hooker to H. Barkly, 9 October 1865 (in this edition as M65-10-09).

3

i.e. Leichhardt's.

Please cite as “FVM-M68-09-24,” 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/M68-09-24