The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 26th May 69 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ By direction of the Borough Council of Warrnambool I have the honor to beg that you will be good enough to supply them with any shrubs you can spare for the use of the Botanical...

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Physical location:

Letter press copy book 4, p. 3, Borough Council records, Warrnambool, Victoria. 69.05.26

Preferred Citation:

Henry Read to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1869-05-26. 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/1860-9/1869/69-05-26-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

For a summary of the letter, see Warrnambool examiner, 11 June 1869, p. 2.

26th May 69

Sir

By direction of the Borough Council of Warrnambool I have the honor to beg that you will be good enough to supply them with any shrubs you can spare for the use of the Botanical Gardens.

The site set apart for the Gardens is about two miles from the sea shore and sheltered from the sea breeze by high ground and intervening timber.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient Servant

Henry T. Read.

Town Clerk

Dr F. Mueller

Botanical Gardens

Melbourne

M to H. Read, 29 May 1869, is the reply.