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Physical location:

GRG 5/2, 1191/1860 Police Department, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 60.11.23

Preferred Citation:

George Hamilton to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1860-11-23. 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/1860-9/1860/60-11-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

[Adelaide,]
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editorial addition.
Nov 23/60
Dear Sir
In the absence of Major Warburton I have the pleasure of forwarding to you a parcel of floral specimens collected by the Police Troopers in the northern part of this colony. The collection is meagre but I hope some plants yet undescribed and unknown to the scientific world are among them if it is your wish that the Police should continue to collect botanical specimens I will give directions to them to do so.
I remain dr Sir
Your obedt servant
G H
Dr Mueller
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See also M to G. Hamilton, 28 November 1860, in which M gives thanks for specimens received.
On 25 October 1860 Hamilton minuted: 'I have communicated with Mr Stuart on this subject and he informs me that he sends all seeds specimens &c which he may collect on his journeys in the interior to Dr Müller at Melbourne who classifies and names them. He adds that at Mt Hamilton at the pressing request of Mr Brodie he gave that gentleman a few seeds but this he did without the knowledge or concurrence of Mr Chambers [i.e. Samuel Chambers] whose property in all these matters Mr Stuart fully recognises' [GRG 5/2/1088/1860 Police Department, State Records of SA].