To Frederick Standish   3 November 1859

Melbourne bot. & zool Garden,

3. Nov. 1859

Dear Sir

I have taken the liberty of forwarding to you the byefollowing letter,1 soliciting for the transfer of a supernumerary cart-horse, now at Dandenong, to this establishment, should the animal in question not be needed for your department.

Most regardfully & humbly

your

Ferd. Mueller.

 

Capt. Standish, Chief Commissioner of police

&c &c &c2

1
M to R. Leach, 28 October 1859.
2
On 4 November 1859 Standish commented: 'I see by the accompanying letter of Dr Mueller to Mr Leach, that Mr Pearce directed the attention of the former gentleman to a certain horse belonging to one of the Government Departments who is out in the paddock at Dandenong. Would Mr Pearce be good enough to inform me what horse is referred to?' G. Pearce, Veterinary Surgeon, replied on 5 November: 'The Horse does not belong to the Department of General Police but to the Crown Land Dept. — and is unfit for saddle & has been at Dandenong for upwards of two years doing no work. I told Mr Leach he would have to apply to the Crown Land Dept.'

Please cite as “FVM-59-11-03,” 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/59-11-03