Document information

Physical location:

MS 13071 Royal Society of Victoria Exploration Committee records, box 2075/5, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 59.08.25

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to David Wilkie, 1859-08-25. 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/59-08-25>, accessed May 8, 2025

25. Aug. 59
Dear Dr Wilkie
Our good friend Mr M'Millan
1
Angus McMillan?
has just obtained £5 for the Exploration Fund from Mr Will Clarke of Tasmania son of Mr Clarke.
2
Presumably the wealthy pastoralist William John Turner Clarke and his eldest son, William John Clarke who was at that time managing estates in Tasmania (ADB).
yours very truly
Ferd Mueller