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C85/10304, unit 170, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 85.09.29

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Moors, 1885-09-29. 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/1880-9/1885/85-09-29-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne,
29/9/85.
H. Moors Esqr
Acting Under Secretary
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your yesterday's letter,
1
See H. Moors to M, 28 September 1884 (in this edition as 85-09-28a). See also M to G. Berry, 27 June 1885, and notes thereto.
and in reply beg of you, to be so kind to convey to the honorable Graham Berry, the Chief Secretary and the Public Service Board my grateful recognition of their kindness in allowing me to continue in my Departmental position, so that I may be able under the best advantages to continue my rural and phytologic researches for Australia. Please, inform my honorable Chief and the Public Service Commissioners, that I shall endeavour to merit the confidence placed in me thus for the worthy continuance of my departmental labours; and altho' I cannot expect, that divine providence will spare me for many years of further life, I hope to prove useful for some little time longer, and thus may be able to seek the favor, now granted, again next year.
2
On 1 October 1885 Moors forwarded this letter to the Public Service Board, the Secretary of which 'noted' the contents and returned it on 9 October 1885.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.