The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: January 9th 1878 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you that a Package addressed to — ¶ from the Smithsonian Institute of Washington D.C. U.S. has reached the Library ¶ ¶ If you will be so good ...

Document information

Physical location:

p. 149, unit 4, VPRS 802, Librarian's outward registered correspondence, 1864-1957, VA 913 Public Library of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria. 78.01.09a

Preferred Citation:

Henry Sheffield to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1878-01-09 [78.01.09a]. 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/1870-9/1878/78-01-09a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

January 9th 1878

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you that a Package addressed to —

MS is a file copy of a form letter with a dash in the text at this point and a corresponding list of addressees, including M, at the bottom of the sheet.

from the Smithsonian Institute of Washington D.C. U.S. has reached the Library

If you will be so good as to send it shall be delivered to your order.

There is no signature on the file copy of this letter, but it was almost certainly sent by the Librarian at the Public Library, Henry Sheffield.

Baron Von Muller