To John O'Shanassy1    9 October 1858

Melbourne zoological Garden

9 October 1858.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place at my disposal from the fund of the zoological Garden the sum of £130 one hundred and thirty pounds Sterling, to cover the incidental expenses which under the sanction of the Committee of management have been incurred since August and such as will occurr during the remainder of the year, the above sum remaining yet available from the fund of this establishment.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient & humble Servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Director of the zoologic Gardens.

 

The Honorable the Chief Secretary.2

1
MS written by Carl Wilhelmi and signed by M.
2
M's request was approved.

Please cite as “FVM-58-10-09b,” 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/58-10-09b