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VPRS 805/P000O/162/92-399, inward and outward correspondence — subject, VA 913 Public Library of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria. 92.01.09

Preferred Citation:

Charles Sargent to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1892-01-09. 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/1890-6/1892/92-01-09-final.odt>, accessed June 10, 2026

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Letter typed, autograph signature. M forwarded this letter to the Melbourne Public Library with a recommendation; see M to T. Bride, 5 March 1892.
ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
director's office.
Brookline, Mass., January 9, 1892.
My dear Baron von Miller:
I am exceedingly obliged for your letter of the 30th of October
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Letter not found.
which I find here on my return from a short visit to Paris and London.
I hasten to thank you for the interest you are taking in the Silva
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Sargent (1891-1902).
which has been a very heavy undertaking for me, and I have asked the publishers to put themselves in communication with the librarian of the public library at Melbourne and of the Melbourne University with a view to these institutions becoming subscribers to the work. You may be sure that I shall be very grateful for any assistance you may be able to give us either in Melbourne or in other parts of Australia.
With renewed thanks and best wishes for the new year,
I am, my dear Sir,
very faithfully yours,
C. S. Sargent
Baron Ferdinand von Miller,
Melbourne, Australia.