The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: August 29th [187]8 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I do myself the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish the Committee of the Library with a list of Works on Botany which [are] in your Opinion desirable...

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VPRS 4367/PO/3, outward correspondence from Trustees p. 369, VA 912 Trustees of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery, Public Record Office, Victoria. 78.08.29b

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Redmond Barry to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1878-08-29 [78.08.29b]. 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/1870-9/1878/78-08-29b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

August 29th [187]8

editorial addition.

Sir,

I do myself the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish the Committee of the Library with a list of Works on Botany which [are] in your Opinion desirable should be added to the Collection on that subject now on our shelves.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

[…]

MS is a file copy and is unsigned.

President

To Baron Von Mueller

Government Botanist

South Yarra