The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION ¶ Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow. ¶ Dated th...

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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 77.03.26

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1877-03-26. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1870-9/1877/77-03-26-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

See also M to J. Shillinglaw, 18 January 1877 (in this edition as 77-01-18c).

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name	John Joseph Shillinglaw
Description	Civil Service, Victoria
Residence

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 26th day of March 1877

Baron von Mueller 2 Not M's autograph signature; name in the hand that completed the certificate.	{ From personal Knowledge
John Barron
Arthur Russell

Proposed	March 26	1877
Elected	April 23rd	1877 3 Annotated : Removed Jan 1889 \| Owing fr 86 87 & 88.