Melbourne
Octr 11th 1872.
Sir,
I have the honor, by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne General Cemetery, to return you their best thanks for your kind offer, contained in your letter to me of the 1st instant, with reference to the plants at the Old Cemetery and to state in reply that as the Cemetery will shortly be placed in their charge, they have decided upon undertaking the necessary work at once, at the same time I am directed to state that the Trustees will feel greatly obliged by any suggestions you may favor them with in reference to the above.1
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obt Servant
A. Purchas.
Sec:
To
Baron Von Mueller F.R.S.
&c &c &c
Director Botanic Gardens
Melbourne
M to A. Purchas, 1 October 1872 was read at a meeting of the Trustees held on 9 October 1872, when it was agreed that 'Reply to be sent to Baron Von Mueller thanking him for his kind offer, and informing him that the Trustees had decided upon having the necessary work done by their men without delay, but that the Trustees would thankfully receive any suggestion with reference to the same' (Minute book 1). See also M to A. Purchas, 26 October 1872.
For a draft of this letter see reverse of M to A. Purchas, 1 October 1872.
Please cite as “FVM-72-10-11,” 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