The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 22. Oct. 1857 ¶ My dear Capt. Mac. Mahon ¶ ¶ Suffering from an attack of bronchitis I have been unable to attend this after noon at the bot. Garden, and to arrange for to morr...

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Unit 1, VPRS 1199 Chief Commissioner's inward correspondence, VA 724 Victoria Police, Public Record Office, Victoria. 57.10.22

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles MacMahon, 1857-10-22. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1850-9/1857/57-10-22-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS envelope front: 'Capt. Mac Mahon | Chief Commissioner of police | &c &c &c | Melbourne'.

Melbourne bot. Garden

22. Oct. 1857

My dear Capt. Mac. Mahon

Suffering from an attack of bronchitis I have been unable to attend this after noon at the bot. Garden, and to arrange for to morrows proceedings. But I shall be happy to send a competent gardener over to you after tomorrow early according to your request. Unfortunately hardly any shrubs seeds are left at this advanced season; but I shall gladly send what we have and after the gardeners return be able to judge what else you may require.

I hope you will allow us to keep the benches a little longer for the use of ladies and gentlemen attracted by the weekly military music.

Most obediently

yours

Ferd. Mueller.

Capt MacMahon

Chief Commissioner of Police

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MacMahon forwarded M's request to a junior officer with the instruction: 'in order that when the gentlemen referred to arrive he may be instructed to sow & plant the spaces lately trenched by the [...]'. The matter was attended to.