Melbourne bot. Garden
15/5/65.
Sir
I have the honor to recommend, that permission be granted to Coleman Jacobs Esq. to hold a concert at the botanic Garden on Saturday next in aid of the Leichhardt's search-fund under conditions similar to those of kindred occasions.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c1
On 22 May 1865 McCulloch minuted: 'I cannot comply with the request — but before the application is finally refused I wish to have an interview with Dr Mueller — I hear that the Concert is fixed for the 20th — and the paper has now only come to hand'.
No reports have been found in Melbourne newspapers of the concert being advertised for or held on 20 May 1865.
Please cite as “FVM-65-05-15a,” 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