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From George Sprigg to Ferdinand von Mueller   27 Apr 1864

April 27th [186]41

Sir

I have the honor to request that you will be good enough to lay before the Trustees of the Royal Park the following resolutions taken by the Council of the Acclimatisation Society at the meeting held on the 26th Inst.

"That the Society be instructed to advertize for tenders for trenching round the indigenous trees in the Royal Park,2 for subsoil [ploughing], and fencing on patches not exceeding half an acre each for future copses to be paid for from grazing fees and that intimations of these fees […]3 be previously communicated to the Trustees.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most Obedt Servant

Geo Sprigg

Secy

To Dr Mueller F.R.S.

Hony Secretary to Trustees of Royal Park

&c &c &c

1

editorial addition.

2

M to G. Sprigg, 30 April 1864 (in this edition as 64-04-30a), is the reply from the Trustees.

3

illegible word.

Please cite as “FVM-64-04-27b,” 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/64-04-27b