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Physical location:

Unit 733, VPRS 3181/P Town Clerk's file series 1, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 69.05.02

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Edmund FitzGibbon, 1869-05-02. 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/1860-9/1869/69-05-02-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

2/5/69
Yesterday, dear Mr Fitzgibbon, the rabbits were again seen at the boathouses. Perhaps my first letter to you may have been lost,
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M to E. FitzGibbon, 28 April 1869.
in which I brought this annoyance under your notice and sought your protection, as I cannot imagine that the occupant or occupants of your ground would continue to keep such animals in opposition to any distinct order from the City Council. If once these animals have escaped in[to] my extensive pine park, it will be impossible to get free of them again, and I feel sure, it cannot be your wish to see thus hereafter great injury done to my plantations.
your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller
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E. FitzGibbon to M, 3 May 1869 is the reply to this and related letters.