Document information

Physical location:

O78/9755, unit 1031, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 78.09.06

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1878-09-06. 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/1870-9/1878/78-09-06-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne
6/9/78.
W. H. Odgers Esqr,
Undersecretary.
Sir
Being still very weak after my last illness, I think that a few weeks field-work would greatly invigorate me; I would therefore beg to ask, whether the hon. the Chief Secretary will allow me for 2 or 3 weeks to proceed to the Lower Murray-River to investigate more closely than I had formerly an opportunity the spring-vegetation there, and to extend these researches along the Darling-River partly with a view of fixing the geographic limits northward of many Victorian species of plants (for notes of the volumes on our native flora) and partly with an intention of adding to the Museum collections of my Department
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.
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MS annotation by G. Berry, Chief Secretary: 'Apprvd'. On 11 September the file was forwarded to M, who returned it on 13 September with the note: 'Returned with best thanks. Start to day.'
See also M to W. Odgers, 2 October 1878.