From Ferdinand von Mueller to William Nicholson   7 Mar 1860

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,

7. March. 60.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the expenditure of eighty pounds Sterling out of the vote for wages for defraying the payments for small works & repairs, which cannot well be liquidated by being charged on the monthly paysheets.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Director bot. & zool. Garden

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c1

Approval of M's request was minuted to this letter.

Please cite as “FVM-60-03-07,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/60-03-07