From Ferdinand von Mueller to W. N. Graham   25 Oct 1872

Melbourne Botanic Garden 25/10/72

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 10th of this month was submitted to the trustees of the Royal Park at a meeting held this day, and that my colleagues have instructed me to express their regret, that it is not within their power to concede the privilege of precedence for using any portion of the Park to the Hotham Cricket Club

I have the honor to be Sir

Your obedient

(signed) Ferd von Mueller MD

Hon. Sec. Trustees Royal Park

W. N. Graham Esq1

Hon. Secr. Hotham Cricket Club.

W. N. Graham has not been otherwise identified.

Please cite as “FVM-72-10-25a,” 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/72-10-25a