Document information

Physical location:

P67/474, unit 381, VPRS 3991 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Office, Public Record Office, Victoria. 66.10.30

Preferred Citation:

Thomas Thomas to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-10-30. 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/1860-9/1866/66-10-30-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

1
MS is annotated 'No 10' of 74 receipts covering materials supplied from the Botanic Garden for the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia, Melbourne, 1866-7, for which M was one of the Commissioners.
Richmond Oct 30 1866
The Commissioners of the Intercolonial Exhibition per
Dr F. Mueller F.R.S.
Dr to T C Thomas.
To Modelling and Painting the following Fruits &c.
14
Plums
4/6
3
3
0
1
[…] Crab
4
6
6
Peaches
5/6
1
13
0
1
Nectarine
5/6
5
6
1
Pomegranate
8
6
11
Apples
5/6
3
0
6
18
Do
6/6
5
17
0
16
Do
7/6
6
0
0
4
Pears
5/6
1
2
0
17
Do
6/6
5
10
6
2
MS corrected from 5. 9. 6; however, the total has not been corrected to take account of this, and neither was it corrected in the summary of the expenditures M had incurred, that he eventually submitted (see M to the Royal Commissioners for the Intercolonial Exhibition, 1867 (in this edition as 67-00-00e)).
9
Do
7/6
3
7
6
1
Beet
7
6
1
Carrot
7
6
1
Parsnip
7
6
1
Medlar
5
6
1
Capsicum
8
6
1
Orange
5
6
1
Quince
7
6
1
Shaddock
10
0
1
Melon
10
0
3
Bunches Grape
25/-
3
15
0
1
Large Squash
2
0
0
1
" Melon
1
0
0
1
Extra Large Carrot
10
0
1
Potatoe
10
0
1
Flat Gourd
10
0
1
Bottle Do
15
0
1
Parsnip
7
6
1
Large Gourd
1
0
0
1
Do
15
0
Olives
4
6
Wallnuts
4
6
1
Califlower
15
0
46
7
0
Paid Thomas C. Thomas
Nov 28 1866