To the Linnean Society of London 1    10 June 1885

FORM OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 2

 

June 10th 1885

 

We the Undersigned beg to propose:

D. Petrie Esqr.,3 M.A.,

Inspector of Gov Schools, Dunedin, New Zealand for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which honor he is well entitled by his researches on Otago plants.

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

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

Robt D Fitzgerald, F.L.S.4

 

N.B. – The Christian name of the Candidate must be stated at length, as well as his Residence, and any special qualifications he may possess.

 

This certificate was read at a General Meeting of the Society, on the 5th day of Novbr 1885.

The Ballot will take place on the 3rd day of December 1885.5

 
1
M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters’ individual signatures.
2
The nomination letter is pasted to the top section of a standard form.
3
Name underlined in crayon.
4
The lower part of a standard nomination form is pasted below the signatures.
5

Annotated front bottom: BDJ [B. D. Jackson]

front top, in pencil, in another hand: Ob missing

back: D Petrie Esq. | elected 3 Dec 1885.

Please cite as “FVM-85-06-10a,” 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/85-06-10a