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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society   19 May 1890

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name Captain T.H. Hatton Richards
Description Private Secretary to the Commissioner, New Guinea
Residence Port Moresby, New Guinea

Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow.

Dated this 19th day of May 18901

(signed) Baron Von Müller2 F.R.G.S. { From personal knowledge
(signed) Dr. T. F. Bride F.R.G.S.
(signed) Rev. Wm. Potter F.R.G.S.
Proposed

16th June

 1890
Elected

30th —

 18903
1

See also T. Hatton Richards to M, 19 March 1890 (in this edition as 90-03-19b), and M to S. Evis, 14 June 1890.

2

Neither M's nor other supporters'autograph signatures; all names are in the hand that completed the certificate.

3

Annotated: S.O. (Struck Off).

Please cite as “FVM-90-05-19,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/90-05-19