The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 23rd June 92 ¶ Dear Baron Mueller, ¶ ¶ I yesterday received your telegram ¶ informing me that you had received the necessary Ministerial authority to purchase Mr Meston's collection of fruits &c, an...

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Physical location:

MRS 4/9/1005, Copies of correspondence sent: first series 1882-1921, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. 92.06.23

Preferred Citation:

Joseph Maiden to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1892-06-23. 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/1890-6/1892/92-06-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

23rd June 92

Dear Baron Mueller,

I yesterday received your telegram

See M to J. Maiden, 22 June 1896 (in this edition as 92-06-22a).

informing me that you had received the necessary Ministerial authority to purchase Mr Meston's collection of fruits &c, and that you have asked Mr Meston to communicate with me direct.

I presume that, at the same time, Mr Meston will furnish me with the fullest information in regard to the specimens.

J. Maiden to M, 18 August 1892 (in this edition as 92-08-18a) identifies the collection as from Bellenden Ker. Archibald Meston made a number of trips to the area (Lavarack (2015)), in addition to the 'Government scientific expedition to the Bellenden Ker range' on which he was accompanied by F. M. Bailey (see Meston (1889); Bailey (1889)).

Yours truly

J. H. Maiden.