To the Linnean Society of London1    12 February 1889

 

We the Undersigned beg to recommend

C. Hedley Esqr. of the Brisbane Museum for the Fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which honor he has fair claims through his conchological researches

Ferd. von Mueller, F.L.S.

Louis Bernays F.L.S. Brisbane

Fredk Manson Bailey FLS Brisbane

Brisbane

Queensland

Feby, 12th 18892

 
1

M autograph text and signature; additional supporters’ individual signatures.

Bernays and Bailey each added ‘Brisbane’ after their own names. Bailey added the address and date at the bottom of the letter. It is not known when M wrote and sent the recommendation to Brisbane.

2

Annotated front of letter: Read 4th April 1889 Ballot will take place 2 May 1889.

Back: Charles Hedley elected 2 May 1889.

The file includes the obligation form signed by Hedley, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member. He has dated it ‘July 5th 1889 Queensland Museum’.

Please cite as “FVM-89-02-12,” 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 21 September 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/89-02-12