The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Town Clerk's Office ¶ Town Hall, ¶ ¶ Melbourne ¶ 6th August 1863 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day's date apprising me that a tree near the bathing hou...

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Physical location:

Unit 9, p. 425, VPRS 4025/P Town Clerk's letter press copy books, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 63.08.06a

Preferred Citation:

Edmund FitzGibbon to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1863-08-06 [63.08.06a]. 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/1860-9/1863/63-08-06a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Town Clerk's Office

Town Hall, Melbourne

6th August 1863

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day's date apprising me that a tree near the bathing house on the bank of the Yarra has been destroyed by the stripping of its bark.

I have to thank you for this communication and to inform you that I shall take immediate steps for discovering if possible the perpetrator of the mischief and for the prevention of future damage of the same kind.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

E. G. FitzGibbon

Town Clerk

Dr F. Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

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