The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [A letter was read addressed by Dr. Mueller to D. S. Campbell, Esq., soliciting the co-operation of the members of the Chamber ¶ with the Committee of the Zoological Garden in obtaining, through c...

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59.08.01c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Daniel Campbell, 1859-08-01 [59.08.01c]. 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//letters/1850-9/1859/59-08-01c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. For the text given here, see Argus, 31 August 1859, p. 4. For the date of the letter, see J. Russell to M, 6 September 1859 (in this edition as 59-09-06b). Campbell was a member of the Committee of Management of the Zoological Garden.

[A letter was read addressed by Dr. Mueller to D. S. Campbell, Esq., soliciting the co-operation of the members of the Chamber

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with the Committee of the Zoological Garden in obtaining, through captains and agents abroad, the introduction of rare and useful animals at a moderate cost.]

See Notice, 18 July 1859, and M to J. O'Shanassy, 20 July 1859. The article continues: 'The Secretary was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the letter, and to obtain and distribute the circulars printed by the Committee of the Zoological Garden alluded to in above letter' (see J. Russell to M, 6 September 1859 [in this edition as 59-09-06b]). The Committee did not approve the printing of the circulars until its meeting on 6 September.