To the Linnean Society of London 1    September 1884

FORM OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON 2

 

We the undersigned beg to propose for the fellowship of the Linnean Society Will. A. Haswell Esq., M.A.3 B.Sc. Edin4, Acting Director of the Sydney Museum, who by his extensive original researches in zoology, particularly into the marine fauna of Australia, is well entitled to this distinction.

Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., FLS.

W C McIntosh, M.D., LL.D. F.R.S. F.L.S.

John Murray

W. A. Herdman, B.Sc.5

1
M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters' individual signatures.
2
The heading has been cut from a formal recommendation form and glued to the top of the letter. The approximate date of the document is based on the time required for it to get to London and be read at the meeting of 6 November.
3
Name underlined in crayon.
4
B.Sc. Edin added in another hand, probably Haswell’s.
5

Annotated front: Certificate read at General Meeting of Society on 6 Nov 1884 Ballot will take place on 4th December 1884.

back: William A. Haswell elected 4 Dec1884

The file includes the obligation form, signed by Haswell and dated 25 May 1885, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member.

Please cite as “FVM-84-09-00,” 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 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-09-00