To George Harker1    27 June 1859

Melbourne, 27. June 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place at the disposal of the council of the philosophical Institute of Victoria the sum of £2000 two thousand pounds Sterling, which amount was voted by the Legislative Assembly as a "grant for building purposes" to the philosophical Institute under No. 50 of estimates of Hon. Chief Secretary's department.

The Council of the Institute accepted already a tender for the erection of the building on the ground granted by the Government to the Institute, and the work for which the above sum was voted is already under progress.

We have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servants

Ferd Mueller,

President of the phil. Institute

Martin H. Irving

Treasurer of the Philosophical Institute

 

The honorable the treasurer

Melbourne.2

1
See also M to J. O'Shanassy, 27 June 1859.
2
On 28 June Irving also wrote to the Treasurer about the Philosophical Institute's building: 'I have this morning received from Dr Müller a note [letter not found] requesting me to sign the accompanying claim "as such is the wish of the Treasurer". I have therefore done so. I have however by desire of the Under Secretary already filled up and returned to the Office of the Chief Secretary a claim for the same sum my signature having previously been deemed sufficient at the Treasury.' The present letter were sent to the Chief Secretary on 6 July 1859.

Please cite as “FVM-59-06-27a,” 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/59-06-27a