To the Linnean Society of London1    1 June 1888

FORM OF RECOMMENDATION

FOR A FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 2

1/6/88

 

We the Undersigned beg to propose for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society of London

St Eloy D'Alton Esqr

Shire Engineer of Nhill, (Dimboola), Victoria,

to which honor he has fair claims by his ardent devotion to the cause of Australian Botany. —

Ferd. von Mueller, M.D., F.L.S.

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

Robt D Fitzgerald, F.L.S.3

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M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters’ individual signatures.
2
Top section of official nomination form glued to top of page:
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Annotated: This certificate was read at a General Meeting of the Society on the 1 Novbr 1888. | The ballot will take place on the 6 Decbr 1888.

Annotated front top: Applied again for fees 27/3/90 (pencil); Not joined 3/9/91 (ink)

back (1): St. Eloy D'Alton Elected 6 Dec 1888 Not joined 9/9/90; Back (2): St. Eloy D'Alton Not joined

‘Not joined’ indicates that D’Alton did not pay the fees. The two annotations on the back are at right angles to each other.

Please cite as “FVM-88-06-01,” 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/88-06-01