From Henry de la Poer Wall   22 September 1886

Hamilton & West: Dist: College1

Sept 22nd [1886]2

My dear Baron

I forward you a cheque from Mr W. Moodie of Wando Dale, Coleraine3 - the first fruits of the 'Leader' in the 'Spectator';4 and I ask you to be kind enough to propose him for membership, and to secure a Seconder.

I hope I shall have more to follow his Example.

I am

Yrs most faithfully

H. B. de la Poer Wall

1
Hamilton, Vic.
2
Year deduced from position of MS in a chronological sequence of MSS, and from the date of Moodie's election.
3
Vic. The list of members of the Victorian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, published in August 1890 in vol. 8, part 1, of the Society's Transactions, included 'Moodie, Wm., Coleraine', elected in 1886.
4
Hamilton Spectator, 14 September 1886, p. 2: ‘The proposal of the Victorian branch of the Geographical Society to equip a vessel for the purposes of exploration in the Antarctic Ocean is one which must meet with the approval of every thinking person in this colony... . The Society does not ask much. It is satisfied with a substantial increase to its roll of members. The annual subscription is one guinea...’.

Please cite as “FVM-86-09-22,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-09-22