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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   17 May 1872

Botanic Garden

Melbourne, 17th May 18721

Sir

I have the honor to submit herewith an account of £10.7/6d and 1/7d for exchange, for olivetrees &c, purchased for the Botanic Garden from Messrs Ch. Huber & Cie in Hyères (France), and to solicit that this sum be remitted to the Agent General in London, to be held there at the disposal of Messrs Huber & Cie, whom I shall instruct to draw on Mr. Childers2 for the amount, if this meet with your approbation.3

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Director Botanic Garden

The Honorable the Treasurer

1

Letter annotated; 'Agent General Instructed 22.5.72 2656'; 'Agent Genl. Amt. remd. [remitted] 22.5.72 2658 [initials illegible]'; and '13/5'.

2

Agent General in London.

3

For reply, see E. Symonds to M, 27 May 1872.

4

Letter written by a clerk and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-72-05-17,” 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/72-05-17