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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Bradshaw   27 Mar 1861

Melbourne botanic & zoologic Garden

27. March. 1861.

Sir

By desire of the Committee of the Zoologic Gardens I have the honor to enquire, whether it is under contemplation of the Municipal Council of St. Kilda to render the fencings of the South Park secure against dogs, in order to receive the fallow deer applied for by you in your letter of 5 Nov. 1860.1

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller, M.D.,

Hon. Secr. zool. Com.

The town clerk

St. Kilda.2

1

Letter not found, but see M to E. Bradshaw, 5 November 1860 (in this edition as 60-11-05f).

2

M's letter was received at a meeting of the St Kilda Municipal Council on 10 April 1861 and referred to a subcommittee (Argus, 11 April 1861, p. 5).

Please cite as “FVM-61-03-27,” 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/61-03-27