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Pamplin correspondence, Department of Manuscripts, University of Wales, Bangor. 62.09.26

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Pamplin, 1862-09-26. 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/62-09-26>, accessed April 29, 2025

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MS black-edged.
Melbourne bot Garden
26/9/62
Dear Mr Pamplin
I am already in possession of the two cases with books, which you were good enough to forward to me pr "Kooria Mooria" and which arrived in excellent order. I was particularly pleased with the nice copy of the transactions of the L. S.
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Linnean Society, London.
— Be so good to tell Dr Hooker, that I would rather see the item for the library of the annales des sciences naturelles transferred to my account.
I have sent a copy of my letter of remonstrance to Mr Th Anderson of Edinburgh by this mail.
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Letter not found. Pamplin's accounts show that two Bills of Exchange (£80 and £45) drawn by Thos Anderson Esq on the National Bank of Scotland, Ed [Edinburgh?] were 'dishd' [dishonoured?] (RBG Kew, Archives, Pamplin, transactions and acccounts).
I hope the result will be that he will place soon fund at your command and if you can bring some little pressure to bear on him I should feel obliged. If we utterly fail I must soon send you a draft.
A copy of bill of loading of the 3 cases pr "Monravian" is enclosed.
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Bill of lading not found.
Will you be so kind to forward the cases to their respective adresses and charge me with expenses. I have also to trouble you with the distribution of transactions of our R.S.,
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Royal Society of Victoria.
which Dr Hooker will place in your hand for the purpose. Any expenses connected with the distribution will be repayed by me.
Should a cheap copy of Backhouses travels in Australia turn up, also of Sturts Central Australia, I would be obliged for your securing it for me.
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Backhhouse (1843); Sturt (1849).
What is the price of Rees cyclop?
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Rees (1819-20).
I mean the obsolete work, in which Sir James Smith furnished botanical notes. The new vol. of D.C. prodromus
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A. P. de Candolle (1823-73).
& of the Hook & Benth Genera,
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Bentham & Hooker (1862-83).
I should like to have by mail, if not already sent.
Very regardfully
your
Ferd Mueller
I would like much that you purchased for me the volumes of the L.S. transactions after vol. xx. I have the third part of vol xxii and the first part of vol xxiii. To some of the wanting numbers I am entitled as a member or fellow.
Pray do no forget to obtain for me regularly the main volumes of R. Geog. Soc.
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Royal Geographical Society, London.