The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 19 ¶ /9/65 ¶ ¶ I have a clear recollection dear Sir Redmond, of the facts as narrated by Dr Wills & find the inscription desired by the Dr in strict accordance with the statements I heard at the time...

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Physical location:

MS 6333, FB 6, box 297/2, p. 158, letters from persons of distinction in Europe and Australia 1860 to 186-, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 65.09.19b

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Redmond Barry, 1865-09-19 [65.09.19b]. 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/1860-9/1865/65-09-19b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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I have a clear recollection dear Sir Redmond, of the facts as narrated by Dr Wills & find the inscription desired by the Dr in strict accordance with the statements I heard at the time of the tragic occurrence. To me Dr Wills proposition appears both generous & appropriate.

The inscription to which M refers was probably one proposed for the massive granite obelisk that had been placed on the grave of the explorers Burke and Wills in the Melbourne General Cemetery (see Bonyhady (1991), p. 250). What Dr Wills's proposition amounted to is not known.

Regardfully

Ferd. Mueller