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Y70/1620, unit 514, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.02.09a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1871-02-09 [71.02.09a]. 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/1870-9/1871/71-02-09a-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

Melbourne botan Garden
9/2/71.
Sir
I have the honor to inform you, that a case ful
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caseful?
of seeds has been prepared for Don José Martinez de Hoz of Buenos Aires in exchange for the seeds received from him recently through the mediation of Mr Verdon.
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See M to W. Odgers, 31 December 1870, and M to the Sociedad Rural Argentina, 1 January 1871.
This consignment has been placed under the care of Dr O'Donnell, who proceeds home in the Loch Tay early next week. The same Gentleman brought the Buenos Aires sending from Mr Verdon.
In bringing this arrangement under your notice, I beg to request that the Agent General in London may be instructed to cause my consignment to be safely transshipped to the Argentine Republic.
Dr O'Donnell of the Victorian Immigration service will place Mr Verdon in safe possession of the case. The packages in the case are respectively marked, to explain the content.
I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
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The Under Secretary, William Odgers, minuted on this letter: 'Mr Verdon has been requested to forward the packet of seeds to its destination 4 March 1871'. T. Ware to M, 24 January 1872, requested that this letter be returned to the Chief Secretary's office.