Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,
1 Aug 1859
Sir
By desire of the Committee of the zoologic Garden I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the sum of £75 out of the purchase vote for animals to be transmitted to Mr Edw. Wilson in furtherance of his exertions to introduce useful animals into this colony.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & very humble servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c1
The Under Secretary, J. Moore, approved M's request on 4 August 1859 and the next day forwarded the letter to the Treasurer enclosing the relevant account.
See also M to J. Moore, 20 December 1859.
Please cite as “FVM-59-08-01,” 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/59-08-01