From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Laurens   4 June 1885

South Yarra,1 4th June 1885

At a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park held yesterday, dear Mr Laurens, I was desired as hon. secretary to solicit again your favor and influence for securing a grant of £500 from Government for improvements in the Park for the next finance year.2

I remain dear Mr. Laurens regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller

Melbourne.

Laurens was the local member of Parliament.

Please cite as “FVM-85-06-04a,” 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/85-06-04a