The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Garden ¶ Melbourne, 7th May 1872 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authorities of expenditure for the following sums, and place the same at my disposal f...

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Physical location:

B72/4875, unit 598, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 72.05.07

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Charles Gavan Duffy, 1872-05-07. 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/1870-9/1872/72-05-07-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Botanic Garden

Melbourne, 7th May 1872

Sir

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authorities of expenditure for the following sums, and place the same at my disposal for disbursement viz.

Purchase of Museum Material
Plants & Seeds	£30. -
Stores &c.	£50. -
Forage & Food	£20. -
Transit & Incidental Expenses	£35. - 2 All four of the amounts listed have been ticked.

I have the honor to be

Sir

your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller.

Director Botanic Garden

The Honorable the Chief Secretary