To John O'Shanassy   12 December 1858

Melbourne bot. & zool Garden,

12. Dec.1858

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that I may be permitted to leave on an intended botanical journey to the South-Western parts of the Australian Alps on Friday 17. Dec., the required time of my absence being approximately three weeks.

I have the honor to be,

Sir

your most obedient and humblest servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Gov. Botanist

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c1

1
Approval for M's request was minuted to his letter. See also J. Moore to M, 15 December 1858.

Please cite as “FVM-58-12-12,” 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/58-12-12