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Folder 2, box 57, James Hector, correspondence received, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives, Wellington. 72.04.19aPreferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to Richard Gore, 1872-04-19 [72.04.19a]. 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/72-04-19a>, accessed September 11, 2025
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The letter is dated to 1872 by reference to M to R. Gore, 19 April 1872, which had been written earlier on the same day. The Museum's register of correspondence received records M's acknowledgement of the
arrival of the plants as having been written on 17 April, but this cannot be correct because the ship carrying them did not arrive
until 18 April; the present letter would appear to be what is being referred to.
Since writing to you this morning, dear Mr Gore, I got the parcel with Chath. Isl.
plants safely at my town adress, where it was left. I have not even time to open it,
but to be in time for the post I hurry merely off these few lines
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Chatham Island.
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Ferd von Mueller