10th March 1857
Sir,
Referring to your letter dated 15th January 1857, addressed to the Honorable the Chief Secretary2 requesting that your leave of absence may be prolonged for a few months, I have the honor to inform you that leave of absence for a further period of four months from the date of your application has been granted which I presume will meet the object you have in view.
(Signed) T. C. Balmain
Dr Mueller
Govt Botanist of Victoria
Sydney.
Please cite as “FVM-57-03-10,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/57-03-10