The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 10./4./63. ¶ My beloved Euphemia ¶ ¶ I experience delight in the anticipation of your arrival. If you can send me a note when you arrive, I will hasten to welcome you. Enclosed a note for you from my...

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RB MSS M41, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 63.04.10

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Euphemia Henderson, 1863-04-10. 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/63-04-10>, accessed September 11, 2025

10./4./63.

My beloved Euphemia

I experience delight in the anticipation of your arrival. If you can send me a note when you arrive, I will hasten to welcome you. Enclosed a note for you from my only sister, a kindhearted excellent Lady.

On 2 April 1863, Clara Wehl wrote from Mt Gambier, SA, to Euphemia Henderson: 'Dear Euphemia! | I take the liberty of thus addressing You, since my dear Brother introduced you to me as a sisterly Friend; I never received communications from him with more pleasure than the last; and the high terms in which he speacks of You, have allready won You my sisterly love. May God bless the connection You have formed, and sweeten for you both the parting hour, so soon to succeed the happy ones. | I shall have great pleasure in corresponding with You my future dear Sister, until the time may come when I shall have the pleasure of making your personal acquaintance. | Remember me kindly to your Sister and believe me dear Euphemia to be yours very sincerely Clara Wehl' (RB MSS M41, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne).

My letter, entrusted to Mr Fletcher,

Robert Fletcher (fl. 1861-68).

I trust did reach you. As I shall now happily soon embrace you again, it will be needless to write much. My mind moreover in the multitude of present engagements has been little collected

So goodbye for the present & believe me to remain ever your attached

Ferd. Mueller.

Kind regards to your sister.

Saturday 11./4/63

Mr M'Haffie says you will be certain to reach on Tuesday. So I will be out at Mrs Barlows about dusks to receive you and your sister or at least to visit you.

Saturday 1 p.m.

Mr Fletcher calls just this moment to take away the birds for your island. So, my dear Phemy, I forward by him this rambling letter, more likely to reach you then in time as if I sent it by the Monday mail. Possibly I shall have the happiness of receiving from you yet a letter to day; but our messenger brought none amongst those, which arrived by the morning mail. I have just finished the brief enumerations of Howitts & Stuarts Expedition plants.

B63.05.01.

This will be the end of my botanical writings probably for a long while, God knows how long.

Trusting you are quite well & in good spirit & with best regards to Mr & Mrs M'Haffie your ever attached

Ferd Mueller