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Letter from James Browning giving thanks for friendly advice to withdraw a motion. He says that he had forgotten the invaluable services of Mr Vigors to the Zoological Society of London. He invites Edward Turner Bennett to a 10 acre estate for a specifically defined period. Also a ticket for admittance to the Garden of the Horticultural Society

Letters from F N Buckley about the progress of a manuscript on fish. The printer is bankrupt and the type was being put up for auction. My Gray's part had been set up for many months and was ready for printing if pagination could be arranged

Letters from Decimus Burton to Edward Turner Bennett regarding his brother's giraffe, the location of the parrot cage, drawings of the museum, the risk of fires, and the meeting of the creditors of the Colosseum

Letter from Edward Burton to say that he has discovered changes to a specimen on which he had prepared a draft paper. He suggests change of scientific name accordingly

Letter from William Cannon returning 12 tickets in appreciation of Edward Turner Bennett arranging visits for 227 children to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London the previous year

Letters from J L Cox regarding the keeping of birds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London and a donation of animals from a friend for the Society

Letter from Hugh Cuming to Edward Turner Bennett, apologising for being unable to meet him with a portion of his shells

Letter from J Deal regarding his visit to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London in August. He did not see species of guinea fowl he had brought from upper Gambia so offers a pair to the Zoological Society of London

Letter from F J Dictet, Secretary of the Societe Physique et Histoire Naturelle de Geneve, regarding a copy of a publication for the President of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from W Drewett to Edward Turner Bennett regarding a few parrots and two pairs of Egyptian Geese that he has been able to buy. If the Zoological Society of London could spare a crowned crane, the Council would like to have one