From Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy   22 Jan 1863

Melbourne botanic Garden,

22. Jan 63.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in this establishment during the first quarter of the year 1863.

Salaries

£202

10/—
Wages

1000

Purchase of plants and seeds

50

Expense of publishing work on Australian plants

70

Forage for horses &c

20

Transit expenses & incidentals

30

Travelling expenses

20

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Director of the bot. Garden

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c &c &c1

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

Please cite as “FVM-63-01-22b,” 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/63-01-22b