William Wools Esqr, of Paramatta1New South Wales, a zealous investigator of the plants of New South Wales, and author of various articles on the vegetation of that country, being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, We the undersigned from our personal knowledge of him or his writings, recommend him as highly deserving of that honour, and likely to become a useful and valuable member.
Ferdinand Mueller (by letter)2
George Bentham
John J. Bennett
Jos D Hooker
Geo. Macleay3
See M to J. Hooker, 22 December 1864, G. Bentham to M, 26 February 1865, and M to G. Bentham, 21 April 1865.
The text has been written by Bentham; other supporters’ autograph signatures. This item is dated from the date of nomination, the date it was likely to have been completed at the Society.
Please cite as “FVM-65-03-02,” 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 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/65-03-02