Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.05.17b

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Le Patourel, 1883-05-17 [83.05.17b]. 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/1880-9/1883/83-05-17b-final.odt>, accessed June 17, 2026

17/5/83.
I feel much honored, dear Capt Lepatourel, with His Excellency's invitation, to celebrate Her Majesty's Birthday at the Governor's hospitable […]
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Letter incomplete. Unless this was a draft, the note was never sent; the paper appears to have been used later as scrap to record specimen details, because on the reverse is written 'South Queensland 1885 Mrs Spencer', while an accompanying card records the same information and also 'Elmena Springs | Angophora'.