Copies of letters regarding the drainage system of the gardens of the Zoological Society into Regent's Canal, with accompanying map
Letter from Arthur F Astley to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the subject of reptile feeding at the Zoo
Letters from Abraham Dee Bartlett to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the doors to the new elephant house, animal food consumption, the female rhinoceros, the mounted specimen of a young gorilla, authorisation to sell Alice the elephant to Mr Barnum, and the theft of an owl
Letters from Frank Evers Beddard to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the cause of death of a giraffe in the Zoo, his appointment as Vice-Secretary, meetings of the flower memorial committee, the death of a calf of Sanger's elephant, the death of the Nasalis larvatus, the purchase of a Langur, a collection of plants, and his position as Prosector
Letter from Henry Francis Blanford to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding an application from the Prosector's assistant at the Zoological Society of London for the post of Osteologist at the Indian Museum
Letters from Gambier Bolton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding alterations and additions to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London due to the decline in visitors
Letter from Charles William Shirley Brooks to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding admission to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London
Letter from George Earle Buckle to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding reports of meetings of the Zoological Society of London
Letter from Budd, Johnsons and Jecks to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the sale of spirits at the proposed tea room for Fellows
Letters from Arthur Gardiner Butler to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding attendance at committee meetings and illustrations for publications