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Linnean Society, London, Certificates of Fellows, Foreign Members and Associates, 1891-7. 91.08.18a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Linnean Society of London, 1891-08-18 [91.08.18a]. 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/1890-6/1891/91-08-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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M autograph text and signature; additional supporters' individual signatures.
We the Undersigned beg to recommend
Charles Frost Esqr &c
(Adr. Mount Victor Road, East-Kew near Melbourne) for the fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which honor he can lay some claims by his original researches in Australian zoology, particularly Herpetology.
Ferd. von Mueller, F.LS.
William Woolls F.L.S.
Robt D Fitzgerald, F.L.S.
18/9/91
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The date is not in M’s hand.
Annotated front: Read 5 Novbr 1891 Ballot 3 Dec 1891; back: Charles Frost elected 3 December 1891.
The file includes an undated obligation form signed by Frost, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member.