The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Museum ¶ Melbourne, 3rd. Febr. 1874 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authority of expenditure for "Clerical Assistance, Collecting Botanic Specimens etc...

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E74/1337, unit 735, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 74.02.03

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James Francis, 1874-02-03. 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/1870-9/1874/74-02-03-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Botanic Museum

Melbourne, 3rd. Febr. 1874

Sir

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authority of expenditure for "Clerical Assistance, Collecting Botanic Specimens etc." for the sum of £150.- .-, and place the same at my disposal for disbursement.

T here is no annotation to indicate whether the request was approved.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller.

The Honorable

the Chief Secretary.