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Physical location:

RB MSS M202, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 69.04.26

Preferred Citation:

Gordon Gairdner to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1869-04-26. 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/69-04-26>, accessed November 24, 2024

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Copy at the National Archives, London, CO 447/12, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 1869, vol. III, Warrants, Letters &c.
Chancery of the Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George,
Colonial Office, Downing Street,
26th April
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26th April written in a different hand.
1869.
Sir,
The Queen having been Graciously pleased to appoint you to be a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, I have the honor to transmit to you a Warrant
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MS annotation: 'Enclosure 1.' See Queen Victoria to M, 24 April 1869.
under the Royal Sign Manual and Seal of the Order, conveying to you the Grant of that Dignity, together with the Insignia thereof,
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MS annotation: 'Enclosure 2 | In a separate Box'.
a copy of the Statutes of the Order; also a Blank Form of Covenant for the Restoration of the Insignia;
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MS annotation: 'Enclosures 3 and 4.'
which Document you will be so good as to Sign, and return to me, when duly executed, in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the Order.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
Gordon Gairdner
Secretary and Registrar.
Ferdinand Mueller, Esqre, M.D. C.M.G.
&c&c&c
Victoria.
List of Enclosures .
1. Warrant for Granting the Dignity of a Companion of the Order.
2. Insignia of a Companion of the Order.
3. Copy of the Statutes of the Order.
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A copy of the statutes of the Order, dated 4 December 1868, is in the same file. According to these statutes, M was not eligible to be appointed to the Order; he only became eligible with the passing of a supplementary statute on 3 April 1869. See notes to M to Earl Granville, 13 July 1869 (in this edition as 69-07-13b).
4. Blank Form of Covenant for the Restoration of the Insignia.
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M returned the signed covenant with his letter to Gairdner, 13 July 1869 (in this edition as 69-07-13c).