To the Royal Geographical Society   20 April 1891

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

 

Name

Frederick John Elliot M.R.C.S. Eng

Description

See foot notes1

Residence

Melbourne, c/o A.C. Macdonald FRGS etc Prell’s Buildings Collins Street

 

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 20th day of April 1891

 

Ferd.von Mueller

F.R.G.S

{ From personal knowledge

A.C. Macdonald

F.R.G.S.


Frank Scarr

F.R.G.S.


 

Proposed

10th Nov

1891

Elected

23rd —

1891

 

Note Dr. Elliot is a member of the Central Australian Exploring-party sent out at the expense of the Honble Sir Thomas Elder K.C M.G FRGS of South Australia. The party is to leave Adelaide by Rail for the Peake on Wednesday 22nd April 1891.2

i.e. the note at the bottom of the certificate.
MS annotation: 'Never Qualified', i.e. did not pay the required fees.

Please cite as “FVM-91-04-20,” 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/91-04-20