From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Patterson   12 June 1894

[Minchin Jas. Can 4 days sick be counted as annual leave?]1

This letter was returned to M on 14 June 1894 minuted: 'In future carry out instruction re reporting absence by Telegraph'. M returned the file on 18 June. M had been instructed on 13 October 1893, ‘Report next absence by telegram’, after reporting an earlier absence of Minchin’s due to ill-health.

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, of an item dated 12 June 1894.

Please cite as “FVM-94-06-12a,” 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/94-06-12a