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B95/9081, unit 857, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 95.12.10

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Ferdinand von Mueller to [Robert Rogers], 1895-12-10. 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/1890-6/1895/95-12-10-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

10/12/95.
Allow me to ask, honored Sir, whether any information has been received from the Office of the Agent General concerning the books destined for Katharinenburg,
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i.e. Ekaterinburg, Russia.
so kindly granted by the Hon the Premier for the Ural Science-Society.
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See M to C. Topp, 7 April 1895 and C. Topp to M, 19 April 1895.
I had quite recently a letter on other subjects from the Secretary there,
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Letter not found.
who does not mention the arrival of the books, but the way to that place may through partly wild country be a difficult and tedious one. Perhaps to morrows mail or one of the following may bring some tidings about this sending.
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On 11 December 1895. R. Rogers, Secretary to the Premier, minuted: 'Transferred to the Under Secretary who I understand has the previous papers'. On 12 December, W. Callaway for the Under Secretary asked the Librarian of the Public Library if he could 'give any information on this matter'. M. Dowden, Librarian, replied on 17 December: 'The works were duly forwarded to the Uralian Natural History Society through the Agent-General as there is no Parcels Post between this colony and Russia. They should have reached Ekaterinburg some time ago, and in all probability the acknowledgment of their receipt is now on its way to Melbourne.' This information was forwarded to M on 19 December, who returned the file 'with best thanks for information' the same day.
See also M to C. Topp, 7 July 1896.
Very regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller.