The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 15/5/69 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to draw your friendly attention to the circumstance, that Mr Goyder very kindly promised to cause a set of all such Museum plants to be tran...

Document information

Physical location:

GRG 35/2, no. 69/322, inwards correspondence, Department of Lands, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 69.05.15b

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Arthur Cooper, 1869-05-15 [69.05.15b]. 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/69-05-15b>, accessed September 11, 2025

Melbourne bot. Garden

15/5/69

Sir

I have the honor to draw your friendly attention to the circumstance, that Mr Goyder very kindly promised to cause a set of all such Museum plants to be transmitted to my department, as may be collected during his exploration of Arnhem's Land and of the interior. The object of this arrangement was more particularly, to elucidate such collections in the interest of Mr Goyders enterprise, and for this purpose my establishment offers facilities, which not exist any where else.

If therefore you could kindly authorize a portion of the collections now arrived or which may follow, to be sent to my department, I shall gladly fulfill the obligation, which I spontaneously under took in reference to the examination of the plants.

The file is annotated: 'Forwarded to the Secy for CL & [Sur] [Secretary for Crown Lands & Survey] for transmission to the Curator of the Botanic Gardens under whose charge the plants &c referred to are placed. A.C. D.S.G.[Deputy Surveyor General] 26.5.69.' The Secretary for Crown Lands, James Blackmore, noted on 26 May 1869: 'I have seen Dr Schomburgk, on this subject. Draft reply to Dr Müller herewith'. To this, the Commissioner of Crown Lands minuted on the same day: 'Reply accordingly'. See J. Blackmore to M, 26 May 1869 (in this edition as 69-05-26b).

Additional MS annotations show that the file was forwarded to Schomburgk on 26 May 1869 and returned by him the next day.

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your very obedient

Ferd von Mueller, M.D.

Direct. bot Garden

& Botanist to the Gov. of Vict.

The Acting Surveyor General &c &c &c

The recipient of this letter is identified as the Deputy Surveyor General in J. Blackmore to M, 26 May 1869 (in this edition as 69-05-26b). Arthur Cooper held that position.

Adelaide.