Melbourne bot. Garden,
1. April1 1858.
Sir
I have the honor to inform you, that Constable Martin enjoyes the privilege of keeping a cow chiefly with a view to facilitate for him the support of his family.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
Melbourne
&c &c &c
May? The file containing M's letter is dated 1 May 1858, which is consistent with the dates of other items in the file. M is evidently responding to O'Shanassy's file note on M to J. O'Shanassy, 27 April 1858 (in this edition as 58-04-27b).
Please cite as “FVM-58-05-01,” 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