From Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy   13 May 1863

Melbourne botanic Garden,

13 May 1863

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction that the following sums are placed at my disposal for expenditures in this establishment: vize.

Publishing works on indigenous plants

£50.

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-

Purchase of plants and seeds

£18.

16.

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Wages

£400.

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-

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 minuted on the file cover.

Please cite as “FVM-63-05-13a,” 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/63-05-13a