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. 90.05.19

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1890-05-19. 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/1890-6/1890/90-05-19-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION

Name	Captain T.H. Hatton Richards
Description	Private Secretary to the Commissioner, New Guinea
Residence	Port Moresby, New Guinea

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 19th day of May 1890

See also T. Hatton Richards to M, 19 March 1890 (in this edition as 90-03-19b), and M to S. Evis, 14 June 1890.

(signed) Baron Von Müller 2 Neither M's nor other supporters'autograph signatures; all names are in the hand that completed the certificate.	F.R.G.S.	{ From personal knowledge
(signed) Dr. T. F. Bride	F.R.G.S.
(signed) Rev. Wm. Potter	F.R.G.S.

Proposed	16th June	1890
Elected	30th —	1890 3 Annotated: S.O. (Struck Off).