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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, RGS correspondence 1881-1910, MOO-MUL, Mueller, F von. 90.07.24a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to [the Secretary, Royal Geographical Society], 1890-07-24 [90.07.24a]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-07-24a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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D. W. Freshfield and H. Seebohm were joint secretaries of the Royal Geographical Society at this date. The letter could also have been addressed to S. J. Evis, the Chief Clerk.
Annotated: Ans Oct 3 (letter not found).
24/7/90
Allow me, honored Sir, to submit a letter
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Letter not found.
from Mr J. P. Thomson, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary of the Queensland-branch of the R.G.S.A., who likes to be exempted from the monetary obligations, which the fellowship of the R.G.S. entails.
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James Park Thomson was not a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society but was FRGS Scotland.
Would you kindly give me your opinion, whether the rule, to which he refers, would apply to his case.
Will you kindly also get the additional support there for the Candidature of Mr Milroy?
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See nomination certificate for Milroy, July 1890 (in this edition as 90-07-00b).
Regardfully
your
Ferd von Mueller