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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Marcus Clarke   23 Sep 1870

Melbourne botanic Garden,

23/9/70

Sir

I have the honor of transmitting to you herewith an account of remuneration for work done by Mr C. Hoffmann for the technologic Museum up to date during September. It includes payment for the rest of the month, making a total of £14.6/-, being at the rate of 11/ for 26 days. This sum is due under the vote of labeling and putting in order exhibits, granted to the extent of £20. -. - by the Technologic Museum Commission. I would beg to ask, that the sum of £14.6/ may also be granted for Mr Hoffmanns work in October, in continuation of getting articles of vegetable substances ready under my direction for the industrial Museum. The exhibits prepared this month are now in the Museum.

I further beg to send two accounts for label printing, amounting to £9. — 6d. If the Commissioners would be so good to vote an other twenty pounds Sterling for the phytologic branch, all the expenditure til the end of October would be met, inclusive of small items of outlay.1

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller2

Marc. Clarke Esq &c &c &c

Secretary technol. Committee of public Library Museum

1

MS annotation: '4th Octr 1870 […] attention to letter of 3d August cannot pay money for department of Dr Von Mueller.'

2

For replies, see M. Clarke to M, 5 October 1870, and M. Clarke to M, 17 November 1870 (in this edition as 70-11-17b).

Please cite as “FVM-70-09-23,” 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/70-09-23