The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 7. July 1858. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In reply to your communication of the 6th instant ¶ Letter not found. ¶ ¶ I have the honor to state, that I shall at all times be ready to devote myse...

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H58/5969, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 58.07.07

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Ferdinand von Mueller to John O'Shanassy, 1858-07-07. 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/1850-9/1858/58-07-07-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden

7. July 1858.

Sir

In reply to your communication of the 6th instant

Letter not found.

I have the honor to state, that I shall at all times be ready to devote myself to the public interest & that I shall therefore gladly respond to the call, of becoming a member of the administration of the zoological gardens.

I have the honor to be,

Sir

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c&c&c

In Supplement to the Victoria Government gazette, 6 August 1858, p. 149, the members of the Committee of Management of the Zoological Gardens were listed as:

The Honorable Samuel George Evans, L.L.D., M.L.A.; The Honorable Charles Pasley, Capt. R.E.; Frederick McCoy, Esquire, F.G.S.L.; Ferdinand Frederick Mueller, Esquire; Frederick M. Selwyn, Esquire; Thomas Black, Esquire; Thomas Embling, Esquire, M.L.A.; D. S. Campbell, Esquire, M.L.A.; Hugh John Chambers, Esquire; William Henry Archer, Esquire.

In addition to the error in M's name, the given names of Evans were reversed.