15 December 1858
With refe to yr Le1 of 12 Decr2 I have the honor to intimate that the leave of absence for 3 weeks which you have requested to enable you to take a botanical journey to the South Western parts of the Australian Alps is granted by the Chief Secy to date from the 17 instant
sd J Moore
Government Botanist
Please cite as “FVM-58-12-15,” 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