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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson   2 Apr 1870

Botanic Garden Melbourne,

2nd April 1870

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction an advance to this department of One Hundred and Eleven pounds 13/4d Sterling, to enable me to defray Salaries — £71.13.4d and Wages — £40.- .- for the month of March a.c.1

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your very obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller

Director of the botan. Garden.

The Honorable

the Chief Secretary

1

anno corrente (= current year). The file cover indicates that the application was approved on 9 April.

2

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M, MS evidently enclosed in M to T. Ware, 1 April 1870.

Please cite as “FVM-70-04-02,” 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/70-04-02