Council Chambers
East Collingwood
20th April 1867
Sir,
I have the honor by direction of the Borough Council of East Collingwood respectfully to request that you will be so good as supply some fast growing Trees and ornamental shrubs for planting in the reserves of the Borough. You will be so good as inform when and in what way the plants may be received.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
George Bennett
Town Clerk
To
Dr Mueller
Botanical Gardens
Melbourne1
Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 8 May 1867, p. 322, record a letter from M 'stating that the Trees & Shrubs asked could be got and recommending that the land be prepared' (Council minutes, VPRS 11090, unit 3, p. 322, VA 439 East Collingwood Borough Council records, Public Record Office, Victoria).
The correspondent is George Bennett, d. 1879. For a summary of this letter see Minute book 3, p. 320, VA 439 East Collingwood Borough Council records, Public Record Office, Victoria.
Please cite as “FVM-67-04-20,” 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