The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. & zool Garden, ¶ 3. Dec. 1859. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit in behalf of the Horticultural Society, that you will be pleased to permit the gates to be closed of the Botanical ...

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M59/12237, unit 747, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 59.12.03

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Nicholson, 1859-12-03. 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/1850-9/1859/59-12-03-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. & zool Garden,

3. Dec. 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit in behalf of the Horticultural Society, that you will be pleased to permit the gates to be closed of the Botanical Garden on Saturday the 10th instant, in order that the Society may charge the usual entree of 1/ to Visitors of the Horticultural Summer show.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humblest servant

Ferd. Mueller.

Vice President Hortucult. Society

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c&c&c

On 7 December 1859 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, commented: 'This I believe has been the practise heretofore — if so, there can be no objection'.

See also J. Moore to M, 8 December 1859.