Melbourne botanical & zoological Garden,
11. Oct. 1859.
Sir
I have the honor to enquire, whether you would permit the purchase sum for an additional draft-horse for this establishment to be charged to vote of incidental expenses and whether you would be pleased to permit me to purchase such an animal, if one of the Government Veterinary Surgeons certified as to its value & worth.
The additional horse will be needed, since the only draft horse of this establishment is so old as to be unable to perform the work required, for which reason we have been already often obliged, to hire horses for this establishment
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c1
On 14 October 1859 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, ordered: 'May be so purchased'.
See also M to R. Leach, 28 October 1859.
Please cite as “FVM-59-10-11,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-11