From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Grant   25 Aug 1869

Melbourne bot. Garden,

25/8/69

Sir

In compliance with your instructions1 I have the honor of submitting to you a return of the amounts, which became due in the bot. Garden exclusive of Salaries and Wages from 1 Jan. til 31 July 1868, and for which during that period accounts were passed to the treasury.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller.

The honorable J. M. Grant, M.P. &c &c

President of the Board of Lands & Works

Botanic Garden.

Expenditure for Stores etc. from 1st January to 31st July 1868.

Item Submitted for Payment to Treasury Claimant
Stores

July

22

McFarland

3

3

6

"

"

"

Nixon

3

19

8

"

Sands & McDougal

26

17

3

"

Pigott Bro.

20

9

6

"

Whitney Ch & Co

24

12

3

"

Inglis part account

7

16

8

"

Fitch

25

7

7

"

Moubray Lush & Co

1

6

—

23

W. Marshall

42

17

11

22

Inglis (part account

2

11

3

Hood & Co

10

—

28

Politz & Co

2

16

—

22

Newell & Co

22

—

—

£

184

7

7

Purchase of Plants

July

20

Reynolds

1

17

6

Law Somner & Co

6

5

4

Dr F. v. Mueller

27

10

£

35

12

10

Travelling Expenses

July

22

E. B. Heyne

£10

—

—

Food & Forage

July

22

J. Morton

11

7

6

Moubray Lush & Co

13

17

8

25

5

2

Public.2 of Works

July

22

De Gruchy

£6

—

—

Transit & Incid. Expenses

July

22

City of Melb. Gas Comp.

2

14

7

E. B. Heyne

5

11

3

Melb. Gas Company

1

10

—

Dr. F.v. Mueller

31

4

6

C. Jones

4

18

—

£

45

18

4

Stores

£184

7

7

Purchase of Plants

35

12

10

Travelling Expenses

10

—

—

Food & Forage

25

5

2

Public. of Works

6

—

—

Transit & Incid. Exp.

45

18

4

Total £

307

3

11

Instructions not found.

Publication. De Gruchy & Co. were engravers, lithographers and general printers; de Grouchy & Leigh until 1867 (Darragh (2023), p. 56). From vol. 3 (B63.04.06), the firm printed the numbered Fragmenta plates lithographed by M's artists.

Please cite as “FVM-69-08-25,” 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/69-08-25