To Norton Shaw   15 May 1858

Melbourne bot. Garden

15. May 1858.1

Sir

I have to express my deep gratitude to the Royal Geographical Society of London, for the unexpected distinction, which was kindfully conferred on me by enrolling my name into the list of its members,2 and I pray that you will especially express my sentiments of gratitude to the distinguished Count Strzelecki & Sir Roderick Murchison, who have given in supporting my election such an additional lustre to my new honors.

It will be scarcely necessary to express my readiness to share as far as my humble power permits in the labours of one of the most useful & celebrated societies in the world and thus to respond to the confidence placed in the usefulness of my future services.

Most humbly your's

Ferd. Mueller.

 

Dr. Nort. Shaw, Secr. R.G.S.,

&c, &c, &c

1
MS annotation: ‘Recd July 20th’.
2
M was nominated for Fellowship of the RGS on 11 January 1858, supported by Paul Strzelecki, Roderick Murchison, Thomas Baines and Francis Galton. He was elected on 25 January 1858 (Royal Geographical Society, Archives, Certificates of Fellows; in this edition as M58-01-11).

Please cite as “FVM-58-05-15a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-05-15a