Letters from J B Harvey providing a list of specimens of fish and shells that he collected. He appreciates his election as corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London and encloses varieties of concology from Devonshire. He encloses a few more specimens and expects to commence dredging shortly. He asks for information as to the best means for preservation

Letter from John Humphrys regarding the identification of shells he had though of as Indian origin, and a discussion about his collection

Letter from Hugh Cuming to Edward Turner Bennett, apologising for being unable to meet him with a portion of his shells