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No. 63/345, unit 2, pp. 448, VPRS 2225 outward letter press copy books, Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria. 63.03.25cPreferred Citation:
[Thomas Black] to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1863-03-25 [63.03.25c]. 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/1860-9/1863/63-03-25c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
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Letter not found; item is a file copy in the Society's letter-book.
2
editorial addition.
My dear Sir
In reply to your letter of yesterday
I beg to inform you that the Council still adhere to their original opinion that the
Starlings & Mino
birds should be kept in the Aviary untill early spring.
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Letter not found.
4
Mynah?
The Council are sorry to hear your opinion about the removal of the deer after waiting
all these months at your suggestion but they still think the difficulty can be got
over and they propose when Fletcher
is in town committing the job into his hands counting upon your valuable assistance
as far as possible.
5
Robert Fletcher
(fl. 1861-8)
was gamekeeper to the Acclimatisation Society c.1863-4. He was appointed 'trapper'
to the Society in 1861
.
The Council gladly accept your offer of any plants & seeds from the Botanic Gardens
suited to the Royal Park, so impressed were they with the necessity of finishing the
Horticultural portion of their labours that they have engaged Mr Mitchell to superintend
that branch of their labours, and under his direction preparations are now being made
for the planting season.
I am
My dear Doctor
Yours faithfully
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There is no signature on the file copy but, given the potentially sensitive nature
of the subject-matter, it would probably have been Black who signed rather than the secretary, George Sprigg, who normally wrote.
To Dr Mueller F.R.S.
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