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Physical location:

A249 Gunn correspondence, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney. M53.11.09

Preferred Citation:

Charles La Trobe to Ronald Gunn, 1853-11-09 [M53.11.09]. 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/mentions/selected/M53-11-09-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne 9. Nov. 1853
My dear Gunn
I send you the report of that strange personage Mr Swainson.
1
Swainson (1853).
He is determined to ' faire sensation ' as the French say. Dr Müller whose report I sent you the other day
2
See C. La Trobe to R. Gunn, 27 October 1853.
is more to my taste.
[…]
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The remainder of the letter has no bearing on M.