The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 12th Decr ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In reply to your letter of this date ¶ I have the honor to inform you that a place in the procession at the funeral of the late Sir Peter Scratchley will be reserved to the Counc...

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Physical location:

A36 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Vic. Branch) papers, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 85.12.12b

Preferred Citation:

Thomas Disney to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-12-12 [85.12.12b]. 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/1880-9/1885/85-12-12b-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026

12th Decr

Sir

In reply to your letter of this date

Letter not found.

I have the honor to inform you that a place in the procession at the funeral of the late Sir Peter Scratchley will be reserved to the Council of the Geographic Society

Scratchley's funeral was held on 16 December 1885, and this letter is dated to 1885 on that basis.

I have the honor to be

Sir

your obedt Servt

T R Disney

Baron Fred

sic.

von Mueller KCMG &c &c