To William Nicholson1    31 October 1859

Melbourne botanic & zoologic Garden,

31. Oct. 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to permit closing the gates of the botanic Garden on Saturday next, in order that the Horticultural Society may charge an entrance fee of admission to their show.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd Mueller.

 

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c2

1
Nicholson replaced J. O'Shanassy as Chief Secretary on 27 October 1859.
2

On 2 November 1859 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, directed: 'As this charge was authorized last year authority may [issue] to Dr Mueller to make the same charge this year'.

See also J. Moore to M, 2 November 1859.

Please cite as “FVM-59-10-31a,” 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 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-31a