The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 6/4/90 ¶ ¶ From the enclosed you will see, dear Mr Bates, how sad an accident occured to poor Mr Gribble. ¶ I wrote to him that you would not press him for some little time for payment, so that he c...

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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, RGS correspondence 1881-1910, MOO-MUL, Mueller, F von. 90.04.06

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Bates, 1890-04-06. 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/90-04-06>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS black-edged; M's brother-in-law George Doughty died on 26 March 1890.

6/4/90

From the enclosed you will see, dear Mr Bates, how sad an accident occured to poor Mr Gribble.

See J. Gribble to M, 2 April 1890.

I wrote to him that you would not press him for some little time for payment, so that he could recover meanwhile from his losses and distress.

He is sure, to come early up to his obligations at the RGS.

Had not the recent extra-expenses during the Melbourne-meeting of the Austral. Association for the Advancement of Science and other late unforeseen obligations exhausted my slender current means, I would render payment for the Rev. Gentleman myself at once.

Annual fees were £2, plus a £3 admission fee. Gribble was elected on 20 January 1890; see his nomination certificate, November 1889 (in this edition as 89-11-00). He paid the fees in September 1890.

Regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller.