FORM OF RECOMMENDATION
FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 1
10 Jan. 1881
We have the honor to recommend Charl. Barnard, M. D., of Gulgong (New South Wales) as a fellow of the Linnean Society, for which distinction he has some claims by his local investigation into vegetable palaeontology.
Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., F.LS.
William Woolls Ph.D., F.L.S.
Samuel Wilson F.L.S., F.R.G.S.2
This recommendation must be signed by Three or more Fellows.
N.B. – The Christian name of the Candidate must be stated at length, as well as his Residence, and any special qualifications he may possess.
This certificate was read at a General Meeting of the Society, on the 17th day of March 1881
The Ballot will take place on the 21st day of April 1879
M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters' individual signatures. The remaining text is from the bottom of the printed form.
Annotated on the front W.S. Dallas in the Chair, and on the backChas Barnard elected 21 Apl 1881. Barnard withdrew from the Fellowship during the 1887-8 session (Proceedings of the Linnean Society, session 1887-8, p. 16).
Please cite as “FVM-81-01-10,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-01-10