The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne 27 October 1853 ¶ My dear Gunn ¶ ¶ I send you the first copy at my disposal of Dr Müllers report upon our Vegetation. ¶ It is one you will read with interest

Document information

Physical location:

A249 Gunn correspondence, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney. M53.10.27

Preferred Citation:

Charles La Trobe to Ronald Gunn, 1853-10-27 [M53.10.27]. 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/mentions/selected/M53-10-27-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne 27 October 1853

My dear Gunn

I send you the first copy at my disposal of Dr Müllers report upon our Vegetation.

B53.10.01.

It is one you will read with interest — & admit does him great credit. I consider myself very fortunate to have secured to the Colony a man of class and talent — & perseverance —

You have now old Mr Swainson — much good may he do you. His report & 'wonderful discover[ies]' are also in the printers hands

Swainson (1853).

— & you shall have them in due time —

I have heard nothing as yet of my successor

La Trobe submitted his resignation as Lieutenant Governor in December 1852 but his successor, Sir Charles Hotham, was not appointed until December 1853 (and did not arrive in Victoria until June 1854).

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Yrs in gt. haste

but very truly

C. J. Latrobe