Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,
28. Jan 59.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to authorize me to engage again a man, to attend to the plantations of trees in the reserve between the barracks and the botanic Garden.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
F. Powlett Esq.
Commissioner of Crownlands, &c &c &c1
MS annotation by Powlett, 31 January 1859: 'The Ranger at the South Park Gate must do this.' MS annotation: 'And [answered] 31/1/58'. Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-59-01-28a,” 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