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From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Grant   21 June 1882

Melbourne, 21st June 1882

Sir

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to sanction the transfer of the sum of £70 from the vote for "Collector of Plants" and of £50 from the vote for "Publication of Works["]1 to the vote for "Museum Material, Stationery and Plants" in order to enable me to provide the necessary material for the proper location of the large Sonderian collection of plants and other specimens.2

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Gov. Botanist.

The Honorable the Chief Secretary

1

editorial addition.

2

M's request was supported by Grant and authorized by the Governor in Council on 29 June (X82/5950, unit 1327, VPRS 3991/P, PROV). See also M to L. L. Smith, 16 February 1882, and notes thereto.

3

MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-82-06-21,” 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/82-06-21