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RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXV, Australian and Pacific letters 1859-65, letter no. 148. 62.04.19a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1862-04-19 [62.04.19a]. 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/1860-9/1862/62-04-19a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS black-edged; M's sister Bertha died on 7 September 1861.
19/4/62.
Dear Sir William.
I just wish to state, that I have forwarded pr "Orwell" freight paid the fourth box with bot. specimens, to be consulted by Mr Bentham for the Univ. Austr. flora.
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MS annotation: Arrived Dr Hooker tells me.
This letter goes by the Orwell mail. I shall write more fully overland.
Ever yours
Ferd. Mueller