From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society   21 Oct 1884

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name Charles Winnecke
Description Leader Northern Exploring Exped: South Australia.
Residence Adelaide, S. Australia.

Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow.

Dated this 21st day of Octr 1884

(Signed) Ferd: von Mueller M.D. Vice Pres-Geog:Soc: of Australia F.R.G.S

{ From personal knowledge

(") Rev W. Potter. F.R.G.S.
S. Wm Silver1 F.R.G.S.
Proposed

3rd Novr

1884
Elected

24th Novr

18842

The names of M and Potter are in the hand of the person who completed the certificate.

Annotated: Died 1904; error for 1902: see his obituary in The Geographical Journal, vol. 20, no. 6 (December 1902), pp. 661-2.

Please cite as “FVM-84-10-21,” 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/84-10-21