From John Moore   20 July 1858

20 July 1858

 

Referring to the statement of your willingness to act on the Comittee for the management of the proposed Zoological Gardens,1 I have the honor to inform you that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint you to be a member of the Committee the other members of which are named on the margin2

signed J. Moore

 

Dr Mueller

Government Botanist

Melbourne

1
See M to J. O'Shanassy, 7 July 1858.
2
S. G. Evans, C. Pasley, F. McCoy, M, F. Selwyn, T. Black, T. Embling, D. S. Campbell, H. J. Chambers, W. H. Archer. In letters to these members an extra paragraph was added to the above circular: 'Further I have to inform you that Dr Mueller has consented to act as Hony Secretary & that he will convene a preliminary meeting at an early day'.

Please cite as “FVM-58-07-20,” 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 19 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-07-20