To the Linnean Society of London1    6 August 1885

 

6/8/85

FORM OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON 2

 

We the Undersigned beg to recommend

Rich. A. Bastow3 Esqr. City Engineer, Hobart,

for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society of London, to which honor he is well entitled by his researches on mosses

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

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

Robt D Fitzgerald, F.LS.

 

This recommendation must be signed by Three or more Fellows

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 1885.4

1
M autograph text and signature; additional supporters' individual signatures.
2
The printed text has been cut from a formal nomination form and pasted on to the top of the letter.
3
Rich. A. Bastow underlined in crayon.
4

The Coat of Arms of the Society and the concluding part of the printed text have been cut from a formal nomination form and pasted separately on to the letter below the signatures.

Annotated front: BDJ [B. D. Jackson]

back: Richard A Bastow elected 3 Dec 1885

The file includes the obligation form signed by Bastow, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member. He has addedCity Engineer, Hobart, Tasmania. below his signature.

Bastow withdrew from the Fellowship during the session 1888-89 (Proceedings of the Linnean Society, session 1888-89, p. 11).

Please cite as “FVM-85-08-06,” 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 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/85-08-06