The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne ¶ 17. Oct. 1879. ¶ To Capt. Fr. Le Patourel, ¶ Private Secretary to the Most Noble the Marquis of Normanby, G.C.M.G., ¶ Governor of Victoria....

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M79/39, unit 34, VPRS 1096 inward correspondence, VA 466 Governor, Public Record Office, Victoria. 79.10.17

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Le Patourel, 1879-10-17. 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/1870-9/1879/79-10-17-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne

17. Oct. 1879.

To Capt. Fr. Le Patourel,

Private Secretary to the Most Noble the Marquis of Normanby, G.C.M.G.,

Governor of Victoria.

Sir

I have the honor to beg of you, to convey to his Excellency the Governor my best thanks for the opportunity, so considerately afforded me, to read the despatch of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach so kindly acknowledges the transmission of a copy of the first part of the "native plants of Victoria".

B79.13.08.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your obedient servant,

Ferd. von Mueller.