To the Linnean Society of London 1    December 1890

Melbourne

December 1890

 

We the Undersigned beg to recommend the Rev. William Ross, M.A., Presbyterian Minister at Lancefield (Victoria) for the fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which honor he has fair claims through his active interest in natural history.

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

R Thom M.A., F.L.S.

J. G. Luehmann F.L.S.2

 

Melbourne, Dec 1890

 
1
M autograph text and signature; additional supporters' individual signatures.
2

Annotated front: Read 19 February 1891 The ballot will take place 19 March 1891.

Ross was elected (Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1892-3, p. 8).

Please cite as “FVM-90-12-00a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/90-12-00a