10 May 1870
Sir
I Beg to hand you the Inclosed account for Tools which were my own property, were used by me for the Bot Gardens and which were stolen from the Engine house on the night that it was Broken into in the beginning of March, and request the favour of a speedy Settlement
your obt Servant
George Robertson
care of E. Soues
Domain Street
South Yarra1
Dr Mueller F.R.S.
Director Bot Gardens
To G Robertson
1870 May 10
| 1 Set Stocks and Dies |
4.0.0 |
| 1 Jack plane |
5.0 |
|
£4.5.0 |
The text that follows is on a separate sheet. On 10 May, M noted on the verso of Robertson's letter: 'To ascertain from E. Soues the price or value of these implements'. M sought approval to pay the claim in M to J. McCulloch, 10 May 1870, and McCulloch minuted his approval on 17 May, subject to M's satisfying himself that the claim was reasonable.
Please cite as “FVM-70-05-10a,” 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