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Attendance book of the Association of British Zoologists

Sir
Having collected a basket full of Coprolites and Sepias, the large Sepia I hope you will think illustrative - nearly the whole of the Coprolites came from the Coprolite or fish ledge there is two of these ledges about eight feet apart. I have no doubt myself but that they were dropped quietly were we now find them and that the Ichthyosaurus fed on scaly fish you will find two together to prove this in some measure. I have also sent two fragments of the first [chamber?] of the Ammonite with that black [undescribed?] substance, it positively is not any portion of the shell do not go calling me a fool remember the Tortise footsteeps. Sir have you observed in the Sepias a substance resembling Coprolite besides the sack or ink bag - In thinking over Miss Philpot's collection I reccolected two little rings which we could not make out at the time I found them. It is very probably that they may be the sepia rings. Miss P has kindly given me one of them for you. Mr de la Beche and myself a few days back went down to search the Red Marle we found a pretty vegetable and fish scales in it as black as those found in lias. How is Mrs Buckland and the two dear boys. I trust by this time you have welcomed a little stranger I hope it is a girl like her mother and you need not wish for anything better on Earth, please to present my best respects to Mrs. B. Should you wish for any more Cops. or Sepia please to write word

Your obliged humble Servant
Mary Anning

Addressed to Dr. Buckland
Christ Church
Oxford

11, Park Road

My dear Mamma

I am very glad that Selina and Sophia are so much pleased give my love to Aunts and Uncle, Grandpapa and Grandmama. We are all very happy in the evening Charles's book come from the binder and it does not at all look like the old one. We are going to send the book of China.

I remain your affect[ionat]e Son

G.C. Bompass

To Mrs. Buckland
Ch Ch
Oxford

The Milmans
Saturday 29
Postmark 1844

My Dear Mary

I stop over tomorrow and hope to return in the evening about 10 or 11 by [mail?] for the Meeting on Monday. I go to Babbage this evening,

Ever yours

If I come not Saturday Eve I shall do so by the 1st train on Monday morning

To Mrs Buckland

Dear Mary

In the Dining Room Right Hand Corner of Hall down among 10 Maps is one 3 feet long in a Brown [?] with a red tape round it is a Map of Berks. and Oxford wh. send by [?] to

Yours Very Truly

Wm. Buckland

C Stokes Esq
Verulam
Greys Inn
London

Oxford [Feby?] 27 18--

My dear Sir
I saw Miss Morland yesterday who has just finished a Copy in Lithography of one of my [Munich?] prints [(a Hare and Cat!)?] which on the stone looks quite beautiful. She borrowed the stone of [Moser?] at Rowney and Forster and it will be sent up to town from Abingdon this evening. She has taken great pains with it and is naturally anxious that the impressions shd be taken off in the best manner possible. I have therefore promised her to beg the favor of your assistance in superintending this matter, and requesting you to order the first proof copy that is taken off to be send to you for your examination and approbation before any more are taken off. On receiving your first lot the whole impression be got through as quickly as possible. I have just heard from Paris that the machine substituting the Paste Board for them is not likely to answer and that the one they have tried at [?] does not succeed as well as they could wish. Have you decided yet what to do with your Trilobites? Somebody told me lately (not yourself) that you have resolved to send them to Brogniart I have some misgiving that and have a question in some letter of yours by me that is unanswered if so pray refresh my memory. I hope you rec'd by Certificates for the Linnean and have done the needful. When you see Webster pray tell him I have heard from Mr Lambert stating he wd have his Arrears at the Society paid up immediately. Pray how go on the Casts at Chantreys. He promised me some specimens of his different marbles which were to come through you for my lectures. Pray refresh his memory the first time you see him and if it be at his house and at a leisure hour you will perhaps have the kindness to assist in breaking off and packing the Specimens of a proper size for cabinets.

Yours very Truly
W. Buckland

To Rev W Buckland
[?] [?]
C.C. College
Oxford

46 Russell Square
11 May 18[--]

Dear Sir

I shall not return till Friday the 19th as my Father and Mother are detained in Worcestershire and I thought it better to write to tell you of this alteration in my plans, as you were so good as to say you would ride to Abingdon to give me instructions about [?] drawing. The Fossil you can send when you please as they will take great care of any box directed to me and, if you can make it convenient to return to Oxford by Abingdon on Monday week I shall be very happy to see you. The Misses [?] asked me if it was possible that the gentleman who contradicted every word Dr Leach said at the Museum the other day could be Mr Buckland I have seen our new little friend once, and I hope to visit the Museum again. If I can be of any use to you in London, let me know - I lent your lecture to my old school mistress who is very much pleased with it. I wish you had time and inclination to write an elementary work on Geology you write so clearly and intelligibly that such a Publication would be most useful - I really believe that [to] many wise folks geologists are half Infidels and tho' your Lecture is well calculated to remove these prejudices, still a longer Treatise on the subject would be in my opinion (which however I offer with due humility) very [hole in paper] desirable
I durst write no more, as I may be told that my pen moves as fast as my Tongue and to as little purpose perhaps.

Believe me my dear Sir
Very truly yours
Mary Morland