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P79/9471, unit 1102, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 79.10.09

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1879-10-09. 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/1870-9/1879/79-10-09-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne
9/10/79.
W. H. Odgers Esqr.,
Undersecretary.
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 8th inst.,
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See W. Odgers to M, 8 October 1879 (in this edition as 79-10-08b).
conveying to me the information, that the hon. the Chief Secretary has appointed me one of the four Representatives of his Department for the Social Science Congress in connection with the forthcoming international Exhibition.
Will you be so good to express to the hon. the Minister my best thanks for this mark of his confidence in my ability.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.