From David Moore to Ferdinand von Mueller   19 Oct 1857

19th October 1857

Sir

Referring to your letter of the 15th Ultimo,1 I have the honor to request you will forward to this Office, a description of the horse required to be sold from the Botanic Gardens, in order that the necessary instructions may be given to the Auctioneer.2

(Signed) T. C. Balmain

For C.P.W.3

Dr Muëller

Director of the Botanic Gardens

M to D. Moore, 15 September 1857 (in this editon as 57-09-15a).

Sent in M to D. Moore, 23 October 1857.

Commissioner of Public Works.

Please cite as “FVM-57-10-19,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/57-10-19