The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 17th August [187]0 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 6th ult ¶ & to inform you in reply that the Committee gratefully receive your consent to aid in enabling the proposed...

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Physical location:

Letter no. 33/I.T.M., Outward letterbook 1870-9 p. 21, Industrial and Technological Museum and Public Library, Museum Victoria. 70.08.17a

Preferred Citation:

Marcus Clarke to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1870-08-17 [70.08.17a]. 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/1870-9/1870/70-08-17a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

17th August [187]0

editorial addition.

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 6th ult

See M to M. Clarke, 6 July 1870 (in this edition as 70-07-06c).

& to inform you in reply that the Committee gratefully receive your consent to aid in enabling the proposed course of lectures

A scheme of lecture course will be submitted to you for your consideration as soon as possible.

The lectures are proposed to be commenced on the 1st of September, and Committee are desiring of securing your assistance about the middle of the following October.

M delivered his lecture, on 'The application of phytology to the industrial purposes of life', on Thursday, 3 November 1870 (Age, 4 November 1870, p. 2); for the published text, see B71.04.03.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient Servant

Marcus Clarke

Dr Von Mueller

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