From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society   10 Aug 1896

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name L. Lindley-Cowen Esqr. F.R.H.S.
Description Secretary for Agriculture
Residence Perth, West Australia An Explorer formerly in the Western United States and Madagascar

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 10th day of August 1896

[ ]1 F.R.G.S

{ From personal knowledge

Ferd von Mueller F.R.G.S.
T.F. Bride F.R.G.S.
Proposed

November 10 1896

Elected

23rd [November]2 1896

Never Qualified3

NOTE.—State for information of the Council the Geographical work or qualifications, if any, of the Candidate.

Illegible signature.

No month is inserted in the space, but the back of the certificate is inscribed Elected 23rd Nov.

i.e. did not pay the required fees; annotation on back of certificate.

Please cite as “FVM-96-08-10,” 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/96-08-10