The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botanic Garden, ¶ 8. Sept. 64 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of two copies of Mr Moorehouse's Vocabulary of the Murray-River Language and of Meyer's Manners and Custo...

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GRG 24/8, inwards correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 64.09.08a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Ayres, 1864-09-08 [64.09.08a]. 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/1860-9/1864/64-09-08a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Melbourne botanic Garden,

8. Sept. 64

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of two copies of Mr Moorehouse's Vocabulary of the Murray-River Language and of Meyer's Manners and Customs of the Aborigines of the Encounter-Bay tribes,

Moorehouse (1846), Meyer (1846).

which you have been pleased to forward to me. Whilst expressing my grateful appreciation of your courtesy and liberality of destining one copy of these works for my library, I shall forward the other copy on your behalf to the Austrian Government as a highly desired addition to the material for the linguistics work emanating from the Novara Expedition.

The books of Moorehouse and Meyer were mentioned in Müller (1867), p. 242.

I have the honor to be, Sir

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller

The honorable the Chief Secretary &c &c &c

Adelaide.