The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 29/10/85 ¶ ¶ Have mercy with me, dear Sir Edward — I hope to be able to write you a ¶ long ¶ letter in a few days, but am just dreadfully worried in the Department. ¶ ¶ I had the pleasure, to meet...

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Physical location:

ML MSS.2134/1, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (NSW Branch) papers, Mitchell Library, Sydney. 85.10.29

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Strickland, 1885-10-29. 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/85-10-29>, accessed May 5, 2025

Notwithstanding M's clearly written date, MS is annotated: '28.10.85 | 823 | Baron Von Mueller | Re Mr Maiden & acknowledging plants'.

29/10/85

Have mercy with me, dear Sir Edward — I hope to be able to write you a long letter in a few days, but am just dreadfully worried in the Department.

I had the pleasure, to meet poor Mr Maiden; how sad his sufferings!

Joseph Henry Maiden was intermittently ill for much of the second half of 1885, probably suffering from typhoid fever. In October he was well enough to travel to Melbourne, when he delivered to M the plants collected on Thursday Island by W. Bäuerlen.

He kindly brought the plants from Thursday-Island,

Qld.

and I will soon attend to them.

Ever regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller.