To John O'Shanassy   4 March 1859

Melbourne botanic and zoologic Garden,

4. March 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to enquire, whether you would allow me to close the gates of these gardens on Saturday March 13th, in order to obtain for the Military Band, then intending to play in the gardens, contributions towards the fund to be collected for the sufferers from the late suburban fire.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller.

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c1

1
On 11 March 1859 O'Shanassy minuted his approved of M's request. See also J. Moore to M, 11 March 1859.

Please cite as “FVM-59-03-04,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-03-04