Melbourne bot. & zoolog. Garden,
24. May 59.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to grant me permission for one or two weeks stay at Queenscliff,1 whence I am anxious to proceed to recruit my health.
I intend to avail myself also of my stay there for the purpose of collecting & studying the seaweeds of that locality.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
Gov Botanist.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c2
Please cite as “FVM-59-05-24,” 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