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.
(Signed) T. C. Balmain
For C.P.W.2
Dr Muëller
Director of the Botanic Gardens3
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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/57-10-19