To John O'Shanassy1    16 September 1859

Melbourne bot. & zool garden,

16. Sept. 59.

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date,2 informing me of the desire of the members of the Presbyterian Church of South Yarra to hold a Bazaar in aid of their church at the botanic Garden, and in reply I beg to inform you, that there will be no obstacles to prevent the carrying out of the proposal, which I shall gladly and by any means within my power, being contemplated for so benevolent a purpose.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Direct. bot. & zool. Gardens.

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c3

1
On 14 September 1859 the Rev. F. Divorty wrote to O'Shanassy on behalf of the Presbyterian Church of South Yarra, of which he was Minister, 'that you will be pleased to allow them the use of the Botanical Gardens for the purpose of holding a Fancy Bazaar, on the 5th day of November next, being the day appointed for the Horticultural Society's Flower Show. I have the honor further to state that, in the event of this privilege being granted, it is proposed to carry out the above object by erecting a Tent or Marquee in such locality as those in charge of the Gardens may be pleased to direct.' O'Shanassy instructed on 16 September: 'acknowledge and write to Dr Mueller to know if he has any grounds for refusal, if not the request should be complied with' (M59/9546, unit 747, VPRS 1189, PROV).
2
Letter not found.
3
The Under Secretary, J. Moore, directed on 21 September 1859 that Divorty be informed of M's decision immediately.

Please cite as “FVM-59-09-16b,” 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 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-09-16b