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Statement of transactions in respect of building works between Messrs Sanders and the Zoological Society of London, statement by John Leigh regarding requests required by Sir W Newton, letters from Sir Newton to Leigh, and a letter by Leigh to the Zoological Society of London on the subject of reducing his salary

Receipts for artwork by Joseph Wolf for the Zoological Society of London

3 volumes of financial statements and accounts covering the period of 1825-1902. Two volumes belonged to John Henry Leigh, who was an accountant at ZSL, and have his name inscribed on the front and inside.

2 volumes denoting extraordinary expenditure at London and Whipsnade Zoos, between 1864 and 1939. They detail yearly spending on enclosures and buildings, some costs of animals.

Includes: Account showing the position of Mr Elmslie with the Zool. Society, Jan 1847. [Costs of the Carnivora Terrace.]; Cost of Promenades and Poultry Exhibition, 1844-1847; Estimate of Cost of proposed Improvements in 1848; Account of Subscriptions

Contains: 1844 & 1845; 1844 & 1845 (copy); 1845 & 1846. Written by John Leigh, Accountant

Comparative statements of elections, deaths, resignations and removals during the past ten years, with the number of Fellows at the end of each year

Includes: Statement of Subscriptions collected by the Collector, Mr Walther, July to Dec 1846; Calling card of the Collector to ZSL, annotated by JS Stopford, 1868

Instructions on the control of expenditure, notes on reserves and procedures for placing orders, paying bills and entering into agreements