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No 94-677, unit 179, VPRS 805 inward correspondence — subject, VA 913 Public Library of Victoria, Public Record Office, Victoria. 94.05.17b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Bride, 1894-05-17 [94.05.17b]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-05-17b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

17/5/94.
The last weekly mail, dear Dr Bride, brought me a letter from the celebrated Linguist, Prof. Dr Fr. Mueller of Vienne,
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Friedrich Müller (1834-98). Letter not found.
who for his further studies of the Polynesian languages is eager to obtain a copy of the important vol. II of the "South-Sea-Languages," published in 1891 at the expenses of the public Library, Museums, and Natural Arts-Gallery of Victoria.
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Macdonald (1891).
If you could spare an impression of this volume, and would forward it to that distinguished Professor, Vienna, III Marxer Gasse, 24A, I should be much beholden to you. He had linguistic works now and then from me since the last 30 years. If you can kindly manage this little affair, please let me know, so that I can answer Prof Mueller's letter.
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MS annotation: 'Yes. Send copy 5 Prof Mueller . T.F.B. 21.5.94'. For reply see T. Bride to M, 23 May 1894. No letters from M to Fr. Müller have been found.
With regardful remembrance
your
Ferd. von Mueller.
I beg to send for the trustees' acceptance some few impressions of my index of Linn. spec. plant. first edit.
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B80.04.04. The letter register reveals that M presented '12 copies of "Index ad C. Linnaei Species plantarum"' to the trustees.
published at my private expense as lively discussions have been going on for the last few years among Naturalists, as regards the legitimate starting points for genera in phytography and zoography. De Candolle and nearly all other phytographers used only the second edition, which makes a difference of 9 years. So now, this index of mine has come much into demand, on account of the great rarity of the edition of 1753.
This index would also be acceptable as an additional in your distributions.