FORM OF RECOMMENDATION
FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
William Edward Matthews
Kerferd Place, Albert Park, Melbourne
Agricultural Chemist
a gentleman attached to the study of Natural History, especially (organic chemistry)1, Botany, and naturalization of plants for Industrial Culture, Member of the Society of Chemical Industry, Member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria &c &c2
being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, we, whose names are underwritten, beg leave to recommend him to that honour.
Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., F.L.S.
J. G. Luehmann F.L.S.
Chas French. F.L.S.3
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 17 day of Novr. 1887.4
The Ballot will take place on the 15 day of December, 18875
The large parentheses around organic chemistry appear to have been added later.
The body of the form was apparently completed by Matthews, cf. Matthews's obligation form dated 'April 27th/88'.
Charles French Snr.
To have been read at the Society in November, the form must have been sent no later than September 1887, and it is numbered accordingly.
Annotated front: BDJ [B. D. Jackson].
back, in ink: William Edward Matthews elected 15 December 1887.
Please cite as “FVM-87-09-00c,” 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