The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 1/6/78 ¶ ¶ Tell me kindly, dear Mr Ramsay, whether likely a chance will arise of one of the fregaths ¶ of the Sydney Station proceeding to N. Guinea or into the vicinity. Perhaps Commodore Hoskins h...

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Physical location:

ML MSS.562, Letters to E. P. Ramsay 1862-91, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 78.06.01

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1878-06-01. 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/1870-9/1878/78-06-01-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

1/6/78

Tell me kindly, dear Mr Ramsay, whether likely a chance will arise of one of the fregaths

frigates?

of the Sydney Station proceeding to N. Guinea or into the vicinity. Perhaps Commodore Hoskins has a chance of sending one of his ships in that direction, when perhaps I could be taken over myself and fetched back after a while, without any troubles arising thereby.

Regardfully

Ferd. von Mueller.

Of course this is the best season to go to Papua