To the Linnean Society of London 1    15 April 1890

Melbourne

15/4/90.

 

We the Undersigned beg to propose

Alfred Taylor Esqr.,

Librarian of the public Library of Hobart, Tasmania, for the Fellowship of the Linnéan Society of London, which honor he is well deserving by his bryologic studies, by his observations on the osteology of the Tasmanian Marsupials and also by his studies of the habits of these animals.

Ferd. von Mueller, F.LS.

J. G. Luehmann F.L.S.

Chas. French, F.L.S.2

1
M autograph manuscript and signature; other supporters’ individual signatures.
2

Annotated bottom front: Read 5 June 1890 Ballot 6 Nov ­—“ —

top front, pencil: Oblig recd Has directed bankers to pay fees. letter 10/3/91.

The file includes the obligation form signed by Taylor, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a Fellow.

Please cite as “FVM-90-04-15,” 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 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/90-04-15