Sept 12. 1882
Dear Baron
I have the pleasure to inform you that, at the last evening meeting1 of the Fellows of this Society, you were, upon the nomination of the Council, unanimously elected an Honorary Member.
I have the honor to be,
Dear Baron,
Yours very faithfully,
J. Barnard
Hon Secy
On the recommendation of the Council of the Society, M was elected as an honorary member at the Monthly Meeting, 11 September 1882 (Papers and proceedings and report of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 1882 (1883), p. xxxix). At the meeting of the Council on 5 September 1882, 'It was moved by Mr [C. H.] Grant, seconded by Fr Russell Young, and carried, "That the undermentioned Corresponding Members of the Royal Society Tasmania be recommended for election as Honorary members under Rule No. 18, viz, Baron Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., &c & The Revd. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.L.S., F.R.G.S. &c' (RSA/A/5, minute book, Royal Society of Tasmania Archives).
For an abstract of this letter, see RSA/B/1, letter index, Royal Society of Tasmania Archives: 'Notifying his electn as Hon. Member'. For M's reply, see M to J. Barnard, 18 September 1882.
Please cite as “FVM-82-09-12,” 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