The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 17 December 1866 ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant ¶ in which you again bring under the notice of the Government the importance of securing the Sonder...

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No. 4815, unit 11, p. 259, VPRS 1187/P outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's, Public Record Office, Victoria. 66.12.17

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John Moore to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1866-12-17. 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/1860-9/1866/66-12-17-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

17 December 1866

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant

See M to J. McCulloch, 6 December 1866.

in which you again bring under the notice of the Government the importance of securing the Sonderian Collection of plants for the colony, but the Chief Secretary regrets it is not in his power to sanction this purchase.

(Sd) J. Moore

The Director of the

Botanic Gardens.