Document information

Physical location:

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

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Ligar, 1861-11-15 [61.11.15a]. 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/1860-9/1861/61-11-15a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS black-edged; M's sister, Bertha Doughty, died on 7 September 1861.
15/11/61
Dear Mr Ligar.
Mr Hopwood has on very heavy private expense explored the country towards Coopers Creek for pastoral purposes, but communicated in several letters unasked as a friend secretly to me the results,
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Letters not found.
not having as yet legal possession of his new runs, altho' I am in no way but geographically interested in the matter.
The wish to communicate with him at all did not arise with me .
I think under the circumstances, whilst reluctantly responding to the request of a committee member to serve Mr Howitt with the intelligence, I acted as straight forward as I could, unless I wished to betray the confidence of a friend.
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See also C. Ligar to M, 15 November 1861.
Regardfully
yours
Ferd. Mueller
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MS annotation by Ligar, 18 November 1861: 'Mr Dickson | Place this letter with Dr Muellers telegram'. M's telegram has not been found.