Melbourne botanic Gardens
22/3/64
Sir
I have the honor to inform you, that at a Meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park held this day I was instructed to request the favor of your and Mr Brough Smythes1 attendance at the Park with a view of inspecting the south western angle and the entrance of the Park on that point, and of submitting to the Trustees your opinion in reference to the desired improvements in that direction and an estimate of the expenditure thereby likely involved.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
signed F. Mueller
Hon. Sec
A. Purchas Esq.
M to R. Smyth, 22 March 1864 is a similar letter.
Please cite as “FVM-64-03-22a,” 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