From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Secretary, Linnean Society of London   [Aug 1881]

August 1881

We have the honor to propose C. S. Wilkinson Esq, of Sydney, F.G.S. and Gov. Geologist of New South Wales,

a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London,

to which honor he is well entitled by his researches on fossils and his general interest in biologic science.

We have the honor Sir,

to be obediently yours

Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., F.LS.1

William Woolls Ph.D., F.L.S.

James C. Cox M.D. F.LS.

To the Secretary of the Linnean Society of London2

M’s autograph manuscript and signature, other supporters' individual signatures.

Annotated top front: R 14; bottom front: Proposed 3 Nov 1881 Ballot 1 Dec, 1881 Elected B. D Jackson.

Please cite as “FVM-81-08-00,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-08-00