The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, ¶ 25/10/75 ¶ The honorable John Macpherson, ¶ ¶ Chief Secretary. ¶ Sir....

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Physical location:

H75/12406, unit 817, VPRS 3991/P, inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 75.10.25

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson, 1875-10-25. 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/1870-9/1875/75-10-25-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Melbourne,

25/10/75

The honorable John Macpherson,

Chief Secretary.

Sir.

I have the honor to solicit, that you may be pleased to grant permission of a few sheets of printing being executed at the Gov. Printer's Office illustrative of the New Guinea plants, kindly promised for our Museum by the hon. Sir Will. Macarthur. Irrespective of the Colony thus honorably sharing in progressive science, such prints become available for the interchanges of the public Library and other remunerative purposes.

I have the honor to be,

Hon. Sir, your obedient

Ferd. von Mueller,

M. D.

The request was approved and sent to the Government Printer, see W. Odgers to M, 15 November 1875. Odgers sent M's request to the Government Printer on 15 November 1875. The 'few sheets' were issued as B75.11.01.