Correspondence between Sir James Outram and David William Mitchell regarding an offer of tigers and a request for game birds, hunting cheetahs, the common leopard, hyenas, jackals and wolves
Correspondence between James Thompson, Head Keeper at London Zoo, and David William Mitchell regarding the expense to carry out the experiment of rearing mammals and birds in the Hill Country for transmission to Enland, and the transmission of a collection of Himalayan pheasants to the Zoological Society of London
Letter from John Green to David William Mitchell regarding the transport of the hippopotamus on the 'Ripon' for the Zoological Society of London
Letter from N Melton to David William Mitchell regarding a shipment of crown birds, a monkey and a scotchman bird for the Zoological Society of London
Letter from Alfred Newton to David William Mitchell regarding a shipment of two deerhound and two turkey cocks from St Croix to the Zoological Society of London
4 letters from unknown authors to David William Mitchell regarding membership of the Zoological Society of London, a large blood hound for the Society and the transportation of animals