Note on outside says 'Miss Mitford's Autograph'
1825 the Revd [Professor Buckland?]
Oxford
Red Granite Gothic ledgers all polished except the upright part of lower plinth and [?] including its [stem]? proposed to be erected to the memory of Dr. Buckland late Dean of Westminster
This is the drawing referred to in my estimate of 21st October 1856/58
D. [Millet]?
3 Fitzroy Terrace
Highgate Road
London 22nd April 1856
7 Nov 1837
A minute of this date refers to Mr. Hodgson's proposed publication on the Zoology of Nepal, and gives a statement from one of Mr. Hodgson's letters to the effect that he had despatched to the case of the Royal Asiatic Society, 26 sheets of Mammals and Birds, and will continue to send others till the series be complete, which he recommends to the Keeping of the Society: stating also that he had despatched [8] boxes in Jany last by Captain Robinson with directions to deposit them with The Royal Asiatic Society, in case his prior stores should have been removed from the keeping of the Zoological Society - the Minute concluded thus:-
'None of the above articles having been received the Committee directed that the matter should lie over [for] the present.
15 March 1838
The Chairman read before the Committee a letter written to him by J. Princep Esq of Calcutta relative to Mr. Hodgson's work on the Mammalia of Nepal, the publication and circulation of which the Bengal Society are desirous of furthering etc. etc. 'Sir Alexander Johnston stated that he had communicated the contents [of] Mr Princeps letter to Sir Wm Jardine, who had expressed his willingness to cooperate in any measures whereby Mr. Hodgkin's labours might be given to the world
5 March 1842
A Minute of the Council of this date accepts Mr. Howard offer to dedicate Mr Hodgson's Mammalia of Nepal to the R. Asiatic Society, and promised to subscribe for a copy of the work
Fold of paper on which is written
the very Revd.
the Dean of Westminster
Signed [Clinton?]
Depicts a man dressed in a hat, coat and boots carrying a bag and wearing a satchel. In the background is a small picture of a coach. On the lower edge is a printed note 'Scratched by T. Sopwith'
Sir Robert Peel
requests the honor of
Dr. Buckland's
Company at Dinner on Saturday
the 15th June at 1/2 past 7 o'clock
Whitehall Gardens The Favor of an answer is desired
To have the honor of meeting the King of Saxony
To Dean of Westminster &
Mrs. Buckland
Miss Buckland
Lady Peel
at Home
Saturday Evening 8 May
Whitehall Gardens Small Party