To the Linnean Society of London1    12 September 1883

12/9/83

 

We the undersigned beg to propose his Honor Mr Justice W. Dobson, M.A.,2 one of Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, resident at Hobart, for the honor of the Fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which distinction he is entitled by his spirited advocacy of scientific pursuits in Tasmania.

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

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

Robt D Fitzgerald, F. L. S.

Chas E Barnard MD F L [S].3

1
M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters' individual signatures.
2
Name is underlined in crayon.
3

Document torn, text missing.

Annotated, front bottom: Proposed 15 Nov. 1883. Ballot 20 Dec 1883; front top: Compounded [i.e., Dobson paid a life membership fee]; back: Honble W L Dobson elected 20th Dec 1883.

Please cite as “FVM-83-09-12,” 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 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/83-09-12