The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden, ¶ 5. Dec. 1859. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to permit the expenditure of twenty pounds Sterling (£20) for the purchase of animals fo...

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L59/12226, unit 747, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 59.12.05

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Nicholson, 1859-12-05. 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/1850-9/1859/59-12-05-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,

5. Dec. 1859.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to permit the expenditure of twenty pounds Sterling (£20) for the purchase of animals for the public menagerie to be charged to the vote of incidental expenses authorized by you to be expended under No. 384.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient & humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c&c&c.

On 8 December 1859 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, directed: 'Make transfer'.