From Ferdinand von Mueller to W. Gray   19 Sep 1863

Bot. Gard. Septemb. 19th 1863

Sir

I have the honor to inform you, that your letters dated Sept. 4th & Sept 12th1 containing an offer to purchase & remove certain dead trees now standing in the Royal Park, have been laid before a Meeting of the Trustees thereof, held yesterday who decline to accept your offer.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient

F.M. hon. Secr. to Trustees.

Mr W. Gray2

Letters not found.

The minutes of the meeting (A345 Royal Park Trustees letter and minute book, p. 126, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney) give Gray's address as 'Brunswick'.

Please cite as “FVM-63-09-19c,” 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/63-09-19c