To John O'Shanassy1    1 May 1858

Melbourne bot. Garden,

1. April2 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

1
See also M to J. O'Shanassy, 27 April 1858.
2
May? The file containing M's letter is dated 1 May 1858, which is consistent with the dates of previous correspondence on this subject.

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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-05-01