The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot Garden, ¶ 10. Aug. 1858. ¶ My much beloved & venerable Sir William. ¶ ¶ It gives me particular pleasure to introduce to you the hon. Capt. Clarke, in whom we are now about to loose one ...

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RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXIV, Australia letters 1851-8, letter no. 184. 58.08.10

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1858-08-10. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/58-08-10>, accessed November 15, 2024

Melbourne bot Garden,

10. Aug. 1858.

My much beloved & venerable Sir William.

It gives me particular pleasure to introduce to you the hon. Capt. Clarke, in whom we are now about to loose one of our greatest promoters of science.

Capt. Clarke took always so warm an interest in my humble labours & gave me such kind assistance in his position of Surveyor General during my travels, that I feel sure you will alone for this reason be delighted to become personally acquainted with our excellent friend.

I trust Australia will not loose permanently a gentleman of so patriotic feeling & also rare ability, but we rather hope, that his talents will find a more extended field hereafter and that we may welcome him one day again on our shores as ruler of one of the Australian Colonies.

Andrew Clarke did not return to Australia as a Governor, although he was Governor of the Straits Settlements.

With the sincerest wish[es]

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for your welfare,

I remain

my dear Sir William,

your very humble

Ferd. Mueller.