Melbourne botanic & zoologic Garden
14. Oct. 1859.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to allow me closing the gates of the botanic Garden (southern ground) on Saturday afternoon, the 22. instant, for the purpose to levy entrance-fees at the great military Concert1 proposed then to be held on these grounds in aid of the Melbourne Hospital.
I have the honor to be,
Sir
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c
This word is difficult to read and was evidently found so at the time since there is a marginal annotation: '?tournament'.
Please cite as “FVM-59-10-14,” 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