Nomination of a Candidate for Election
| Name | John Simeon Elkington M.A. L.L.B. |
| Description | Professor of History & Political Economy in the University of Melbourne |
| Residence | Melbourne |
Being desirous of admission into the Royal Geographical Society, We the undersigned recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow
| Ferd. von Mueller, MD., FRGS | { from personal knowledge |
| A.C. Macdonald FRGS |
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| Crawford Pasco R.N. F.R.G.S |
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Annotated: Proposed 14th Nov 1887 | Elected 28th Nov 1887 | Removed 1892.
Certificate is a handwritten facsimile, completed by A. C. Macdonald, with autograph signatures. Date is estimated from the date of the proposal being laid before the RGS; see other certificates laid before the Society on the same day, in this edition as 87-08-17, 87-08-17a and 87-08-17b.
Please cite as “FVM-87-08-00a,” 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