CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
| Name | Robert Reid Esquire, Chev. de la Legion d'honneur1 |
| Description | Warehouse Merchant2 |
| Residence | Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria |
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 29th day of June 1891
| Ferd. von Mueller | F.R.G.S |
{ From personal Knowledge |
| A. C. Macdonald | F.R.G.S. | |
| W. Potter | F.R.G.S. |
| Proposed | 10th Nov. | 1891 |
| Elected | 18913 |
Chev. … d'honneur written by M, the rest of the certificate completed by A. Macdonald
M has written Merchant over man
The elected dated is not completed, but the back of the certificate is endorsed: '1891 Robert Reid Esq Elected 23rd November'.
Annotated: Never qualified [i.e. did not pay admission and subscription fees].
Please cite as “FVM-91-06-29,” 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