Letter from John R Jackson to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding conchineal
Letter from Albert Edward Jamrach to Philip Lutley Sclater to confirm his initials
Letter from William Jennings to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his subscription to the Zoological Society of London
Letter from Harry J Judd to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his subscription to the Zoological Society of London
23rd May 1835
Lt. Colonel Sykes
Albion Street
Hyde Park
My dear Sir
Owing to much [hurry?] in various ways I have to apologise for delaying this
to the moment of my leaving London
Very truly yrs.
Brian Hodgson Thursday [morning] 16 May
Proposal to publish
Through Swainson
COPY
Mem[oran]dum of Agreem[en]t. between Brian Hodgson of Canterbury Kent Snr. on the part& behalf of his son B.H. Hodgson now in India - and Mr. Swainson of Tyttenhanger Green, Herts. Esq. on the other.
- On the part of Mr Hodgson it is agreed to place at the disposal of Mr Swainson all such materials whether of “ Drawings. Specimens, or Descriptions, in his possession as Mr Swainson may require for publishing an Atlas, or collection of Plates, as hereafter specified relative to Mr. Hodgson’s researches hereafter on the Zoology of India and to assign to Mr. Swainson the sole right & title to the copyright of the said work.
- A duplicate series of specimens. When the specimens are in duplicate will be given to Mr Swainson on the part of Mr [?] Swainson it is agreed as follows: -
- That the atlas or collections of Plates relative to Mr Hodgsons researches shall be published in folio (17 y2 inches by 12 inches) and in monthly or alternate monthly numbers, - each to contain twelve colored(sic) plates - price one guinea each number and the whole to be completed in fifteen numbers at the cost of Fifteen Guineas to Subscribers - a few large paper copies to be printed and published at two guineas each.
- The original drawings and specimens, where [when?] no longer required, shall be returned to Mr Hodgson
- Mr B.H. Hodgson’s names of all new species will be retained & all the errors of nomenclature will be rectified by Mr Swainson on behalf on the part of Mr Hodgson
- The whole of the funds for publishing this work will be provided by Mr Swainson but each party will pay their own postage & parcels
- This Agreement to have the same force and efficacy as if drawn up in legal language.
Witness our hands this 23d May of 1835
Signed William Swainson
Apt. Commisary General
Note: Six colored copies of the entire works will be supplied to Mr Hodgson gratis W.S.
Letter regarding a final paragraph for Solly Zuckerman's draft about Awards of the Zoological Society of London
Letter from Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel to Philip Lutley Sclater
Letter from William Schwenck to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding a donation of a monkey to the Zoological Society of London
Letter from Hubert Thomas of the Grand Junction Canal, thanking Philip Lutley Sclater for passes to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London for clerks in the office. Also regarding the construction of the railway by the side of the canal
Letter from Celia Barlow to say that she is feeling much better. She collects mussels and sea anemones and will show Edward Turner Bennett specimens of crustaceans from Teighnmouth