From Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Peacock   [May 1896]

[Minchin Mr To pay fine at rate of £1 per month]1

This letter was returned to M on 1 June 1896 minuted: 'no objection’. M returned the file on 2 June. The file was returned to M on 12 August: 'Any objection to [leave]'. He replied to the minute on 14 August; reply not found. The file was returned to M the same day minuted: '2 days half pay C S [Chief Secretary]'. M returned the file on 17 August.

In November 1896, after M's death, the 'Officer in charge Botanist’s Department' [presumably G. Luehmann] 'reports absence of J. Minchin (ill)'. His letter was returned on 23 November minuted '½ days leave appd [i.e. approved]'. The file was returned on 25 November and on 10 December was referred to 'Dr Shields' minuted: 'examine Minchin'. It was returned to the Chief Secretary's Office on 11 December.

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, dated 29 May 1896. See also M to A. Peacock, May 1896 (in this edition as 96-05-00a).

Please cite as “FVM-96-05-00c,” 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/96-05-00c