Ferdinand von Mueller

25/12/1884

Let me offer, dear Louise, my best thanks for the beautiful Christmas Card, sent by you with such affectionate inscription; and let me also offer my felicitation to you at the approach of a new year. May it be to you then one of great happiness. I should like to see you nearer to your dear mother, and trust that an opportunity will arise, to see that wish fulfilled. It is very honorable of you, that you pushed your own way in the world; and every one must give you praise for that.

We had here a Conference of the Sydney- and Melbourne-geographic Society, so that much extra inroad was made into my time for two weeks, and the departmental work came much into arrear. I have therefore worked through out the holidays, and have even now no time to write you a long letter.

This day I revised a lot of Examination-papers of the Sydney-University, of which I am a medical Examiner.

Your Mama writes,

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Letter not found.

that you sent her such a beautiful photographic card of you; can you spare me one also?

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M acknowledged receipt of the photograph in M to L. Wehl, 10 January 1885.

Ettie

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Henrietta Wehl, M's niece.

sent me hers also, which shows her to be a most beautiful and intelligent young Lady.