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Correspondence between John Houston, David William Mitchell and the South Australian Banking Company regarding the sale of birds and a request by Prince Albert to bring a Platypus, Lyre Tailed Pheasant and Black Mackaw to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Major H Hendy and George Soper Cansdale regarding the sale of animals from Swaziland to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from William Heame regarding the arrival of the Brig 'Adak' at London Docks with a Hawksbill Turtle, 2 Land Tortoises, 1 male ditto, 1 Pigeon, 6 Doves and a flamingo which is supposed to be dead and only a skin. Also speaks of the arrival of his display cabinet and asks the Zoological Society of London to select and withdraw all the insects they desire from drawers of his in their possession

Correspondence between Carr Hartley and George Soper Cansdale regarding the collecting and sale of animals from Kenya

Correspondence with Lady Zoe Hart-Dyke of Lullingstone Silk Farm Ltd, regarding the rearing of Emus, the sale of Peafowl, and Lyre-Birds

Letters from Carl Hagenbeck to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his catalogue of animals for sale to the Zoological Society of London, and an order from the British government for the supply of dromedaries

Correspondence between D Goodwin and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a request to purchase a cock barbary dove from London Zoo

Correspondence between Geoffrey Marr Vevers and Kathleen Goddard, and letter of introduction from David Seth-Smith, regarding the sale of a budgerigar

Correspondence between A Forbes and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a series of deaths of cats at the Game Preservations Department in Khartoum and treatment for feline enteritis, Black Wildebeest, and birds and animals for sale

Correspondence with Otto Focklemann regarding the sale of animals