The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botanic garden ¶ 20 January 1858. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you, that it would be very desirable to extend the botanical examination of our colony to the sources of the La Trobe ...

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F58/735, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 58.01.20

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Pasley, 1858-01-20. 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/1850-9/1858/58-01-20-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS written by Carl Wilhelmi and signed by M. See also M to W. Haines, 20 January 1858.

This letter was also registered in the Public Works Department as No. 372, unit 4, VPRS 963, PROV.

Melbourne botanic garden

20 January 1858.

Sir

I have the honor to inform you, that it would be very desirable to extend the botanical examination of our colony to the sources of the La Trobe river, and I beg to solicit your permission for leaving the botanical gardens for a period of not exceeding two weeks, in order to performe this labour. Should this application be favoured with your sanction, I would propose to start before the end of this week.

I have the honor to be,

Sir

your most obedient and humblest servant

Ferd Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Commissioner of public Works &c. &c. &c.