31/7/90
Ihrem Wunsche gemäss, lieber Herr Best, habe ich sehr gern, die Massregel getroffen, Sie zum Associaten der Königl Gesellschaft von Victoria1 vorzuschlagen und Hr Dr Rudall ersucht Ihre Candidatur zu secundiren.
Mit bestem Grusse
Ferd. von Mueller.
31/7/90
In accordance with your wish, dear Mr Best, I have very gladly taken steps to nominate you as Associate of the Royal Society of Victoria and requested Dr Rudall to second your canditature.
With best wishes
Ferd von Mueller
Best was nominated as an Associate Member at the meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria on 14 August 1890, and elected on 11 September (Proceedings of Royal Society of Victoria, new series, vol. 3, pp. 129, 134.)
MS accompanied by an enveloped addressed by M: 'Mr H. Best, &c care of Mr H. Falkner, Nightingale Street, Balaclava.'
Please cite as “FVM-90-07-31,” 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