The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne Botanic Garden ¶ 28th June 1873 ¶ To the Chairman of the Committee of management of the Industrial Museum. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to transmit herewith for the Technologic Museum samples...

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Unit 4, VPRS 4363/P Industrial Museum miscellaneous letters 1873, VA 912, Trustees of Public Library, Museums and National Gallery, inwards correspondence unregistered, Public Record Office, Victoria. 73.06.28b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Samuel Bindon, 1873-06-28 [73.06.28b]. 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/1870-9/1873/73-06-28b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Melbourne Botanic Garden

28th June 1873

To the Chairman of the Committee of management of the Industrial Museum.

Sir

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the Technologic Museum samples of Alcohol, prepared from sawdust of Eucalyptus rostrata and Euc. globulus, also various kinds of oils, new to science, and also some other products, obtained from tar of Eucapyptus globulus, and elaborated under my direction in the laboratory of the Botanic Garden.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

Ferd von Mueller, MD.

Director Botanic Garden

Number of bottles transmitted fourteen (fourteen)

This word is repeated to clarify it because it was altered the first time it was written.

also two pieces of Pitch of Eucalyptus

MS annotation: '[Sent] form of Acknowledgement 25 July 73'. For a a copy of the form, see Letter no. 46/I.T.M.73, Outward letter book 1870-9, p. 568, Industrial and Technological Museum and Public Library, held at Museum Victoria,