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Gray, Edward, Sir
SEC/7/7/22 · File · 1896-1901
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Sir Edward Gray to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding an exchange of animals with the Zoological Society of London, transporting eland from South Africa, and the offer of a hybrid between a British Pintail and a Wigeon

Colam, John
SEC/7/3/16 · File · 1881
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letter from John Colam of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the serpent feeding in the reptile house being a healthy amusement for children and young persons

Brine, Frederic
SEC/7/2/33 · File · 1884-1887
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Frederic Brine to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the living conditions of a gorilla, a sacred white elephant which was said to have been in Siam but which he refuted, and the height and weight of Jumbo and Jenny

Bates, Henry Walter
SEC/7/2/12 · File · 1862-1871
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Henry Walter Bates to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his research and animals collected by Paul Du Chaillu

Barnum, Phineas Taylor
SEC/7/2/7 · File · 1867-1886
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Phineas Taylor Barnum to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the purchase and transfer of Alice the elephant. Also a letter regarding the purchase of specimens for Barnum's Zoological Museum

Baring Brothers and Co.
SEC/7/2/5 · File · 1864
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Baring Brothers and Co. to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the arrival of the ship Renshaw at St Katharine's Docks with the animals shipped by Mr Du Chaillu