The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: We, Wilhelm, by the grace of God King of Prussia, have bestowed our Order of the Royal Crown third class on Dr Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich Mueller, Director of the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australia...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M200a.36, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 66.06.09

Preferred Citation:

Wilhelm I, King of Prussia to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-06-09. 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/1860-9/1866/66-06-09-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Wir Wilhelm,

von Gottes Gnaden

König von Preussen etc:

Haben dem Director des botanischen Gartens zu Melbourne in Australien, Dr. Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich Mueller, Unsern Königlichen Kronen-Orden dritter Klasse verliehen, und ertheilen demselben über den rechtmässigen Besitz dieser Auszeichnung das gegenwärtige Beglaubigungs-Schreiben mit Unserer eigenen Unterschrift und dem beigedruckten Königlichen Insiegel. Berlin, den 9. Juni 1866.

Wilhelm

Blind-stamped seal to left of signature.

We, Wilhelm, by the grace of God King of Prussia, have bestowed our Order of the Royal Crown third class on Dr Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich Mueller, Director of the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australia, and issue to him this document of attestation as to the rightful ownership of this Order with Our own signature and the imprint of the Royal Seal. Berlin, 9th June 1866.

Wilhelm

M received the insignia of the Order from Adelbert Kruge, the Prussian consul at Melbourne, on 14 September 1866; see Telegraph (St Kilda, Vic), 15 September 1866, p. 3. His letter of thanks dated 18 September (letter not found) reached the ministry in Berlin in late November; see O. von Bismarck to H. von Mühler, 28 November 1866 (Bl. 68, 2.4.1., Abt. I, Nr 13231, Geheimes Staatsarchiv, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin).