The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Crown Lands Office ¶ 15/11/61 ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ The Asst Secty ¶ has brought before me and Dr Gilbee your propose[d]telegram ¶ and we think that it would be a dangerous step to allow any one to write ...

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Physical location:

MS 13071 Royal Society of Victoria Exploration Committee records, box 2078/2, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 61.11.15

Preferred Citation:

Charles Ligar to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1861-11-15. 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/1860-9/1861/61-11-15-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter a handwritten copy.

Crown Lands Office

15/11/61

Dear Sir

The Asst Secty

Robert Dickson.

has brought before me and Dr Gilbee your propose[d]telegram

Letter not found.

and we think that it would be a dangerous step to allow any one to write to Mr Howitt without the authority of the Committe and we cannot understand the reason that the information should be so seccaretly

secretly?

communicated

yours truely

(Signed) C W Ligar

See also M to C. Ligar, 15 November 1861, in this edition as 61-11-05a.