The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botanic Garden, ¶ 8. Febr. 1864 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in this establishment during the first quarter of the y...

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E64/1303, unit 24, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 64.02.08

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1864-02-08. 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/1860-9/1864/64-02-08-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne botanic Garden,

8. Febr. 1864

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in this establishment during the first quarter of the year.

Approval for M's request was minuted to this letter.

Purchase of plants	£50.- .-
Publishing works on Australian plants	£80.- .-
Forage	£30.- .-
Transit & incidental expenses	£30.- .-
Travelling expenses	£10.- .-

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

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