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Physical location:

VPRS 5834/PO/2, inward correspondence p. 257, VA 1411 Industrial and Technological Museum, Public Record Office, Victoria. 72.07.18

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Marcus Clarke, 1872-07-18. 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/1870-9/1872/72-07-18-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden,
18/7/72
The harrassing confusion in my Department, dear Mr Clarke, has been the cause of my apparent discourtesy of not replying to your kind note earlier.
1
See M. Clarke to M, 9 July 1872 (in this edition as 72-07-09a).
I have sent the necessary forms to Miss Blyth, for claiming the amount. When the pictures are framed I will add on a card [the]
2
MS is smudged.
names , if that meets with your approval.
As regards the other drawings from W.A. it seems to me that they are worth 5/ each considering that they are original. If however the trustees think that too much, then any smaller sum offered for them might be acceptable to the poor clergyman, who certainly did not make the drawings for earthly gain. I could then bring the offer of the trustees under his notice.
3
See M. Clarke to M, 24 July 1872.
your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller.
I have to thank you much for the 72 copies of lectures. I am ashamed that I came abegging, but I run short, after my own copies, printed on my own expense, proved insufficient.