From Francesco Bettoni Cazzago1    6 March 1887

Questo Ateneo, inteso a promuovere ogni nobile e utile disciplina a fine di aurifiere la gloria e la prosperità nazionale, non so confida di meglio altrimenti riuscire, che procaviandosi la efficace cooperazione di colti e generosi ingegni; e però ha oggi ascritto la S. V. illa nel numero de' suoi soci Le piaccia gradire, chiarissimo Signore, su uno colla testimonianza di stima e fiducia dell'Academia, anche la particolare mia osservanza e considerazione.2

Il Presidente

 

Brescia, 6 marzo 1887.

 
 
 

This Athenaeum, existing to promote every worthy and useful discipline in order to enrich the national glory and prosperity, knows no better way of succeeding, than by enlisting the effective co-operation of learned and generous talents; and therefore has today inscribed Your Excellency among the number of its members. Be pleased to accept this, illustrious Sir, with the testimony of the esteem and commendation of the Academy, ss well as my personal respect and consideration.

The President

 

Brescia, 6 March 1887.

1
MS is a draft of a letter to be sent to M and about a dozen other newly elected members by the president of the Ateneo di Brescia at the time, Francesco Bettoni Cazzago.. The list shows that M was proposed by Francesco Rampinelli. The minutes of the meeting of 6 March 1887 show that M was elected unopposed with 26 votes.
2
For Rampinelli's letter nominating M for membership of the Society, see F. Rampinelli to F. Bettoni Cazzago, 22 January 1887.

Please cite as “FVM-87-03-06a,” 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/87-03-06a