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From Edmund FitzGibbon to Ferdinand von Mueller   30 Aug 1865

Town Clerks' Office,

Town Hall, Melbourne,

30th August 1865.

Sir,

Referring to your letter of the 27th ulto.1 asking that a sum of £10 should be devoted to the repair of the Footpath across the Yarra Park: I have the honor to inform you that the Public Works Committee of the Council of this City have recommended that the amount be voted and handed over to you in accordance with your suggestions.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

E. G. FitzGibbon

Town Clerk.

Dr F. Mueller

Botanical Gardens

&c &c &c

1

See M to E. FitzGibbon, 27 July 1865.

2

The register of FitzGibbon’s outgoing correspondence shows that on 28 February 1866 he wrote to M concerning 'receipt of voucher £10 for improvs footpath Yarra Park and planting of willows &c' (Unit 11, index, VPRS 4025/P, PROV).

Please cite as “FVM-65-08-30,” 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/65-08-30