From Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Powlett   21 July 18581

Melbourne, bot. Gardens,

21. July 1858.

My dear Mr Powlett.

The Bearer has been most warmly recommended to me by several gentlemen & also by Mr O'Shanassy. If you could employ him in your department, I should feel much obliged.

yours obediently

Ferd. Mueller.2

See also P. Niall to M, 21 July 1858.

MS annotation probably by Powlett: 'Michael O Neill | Richard O Neill | Mr O Shanassy | 2 guineas per week'.

Please cite as “FVM-58-07-21a,” 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/58-07-21a