To Charles MacMahon   27 March 1855

Melbourne, 27. March 1855.

Sir

Not having been able to wait on you, I beg to adress you for the purpose of asking your permission of sending two horses belonging to the botanical department for a few months to the police paddock of Dandenong.1

Mr Leach, stationed at Dandenong, informed me, that he was ready to receive them after having received orders from you in this behalf.

I have the honor to be

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller2

1
Vic.
2
On 29 March 1855 MacMahon wrote a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police, P. Le Poer Bookey: 'The Government Botanist having obtained my permission to place a couple of horses belonging to his Department in the Police Paddock at Dandenong, I wish Mr Leech to receive instructions to that effect. Though I have informed Dr Mueller that the Police cannot be responsible for these horses in case of accident, such as their being lost, I wish the same attention to be paid to them as to the Police horses. They will remain there but for a few months.' (Unit 2, p. 287, VPRS 677, PROV).

Please cite as “FVM-55-03-27,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/55-03-27