From Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy   1 Apr 1863

Melbourne botanic Garden,

1. April 63

Sir

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to sanction the expenditure of one thousand pound Sterling (£1000.- ) out of the wages fund for labour in the botanic garden during the second quarter of the year.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

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Approval for M's request was annotated on the file.

Please cite as “FVM-63-04-01b,” 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/63-04-01b