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Correspondence between J E Risdon and George Soper Cansdale regarding a shipment of snakes to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between A E Simmons and George Soper Cansdale regarding an offer by His Highness the Ameer of Bahawalpur to get animals for the Zoological Society of London, and his gift of a Macaw

Correspondence between L A Taylor and George Soper Cansdale regarding necessary permits for shipping one Beaver and two Pelicans into England

Correspondence between Wilfred Frost and George Soper Cansdale regarding a shipment of birds from New Guinea and Indonesia

Correspondence between Martin Scott and George Soper Cansdale regarding an offer to send animals from Australia to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Erich Socurek and George Soper Cansdale regarding shipments of animals for the Zoological Society of London

Letter from William Tyler Hamilton saying the elephant had arrived and appeared least worse for it. It was a valuable addition to the collection. They are likely to lost the last fine male as it was showing signs of enlargement of the epiglottis which proved fatal in the female

Letter from S N A Drummond Hay regarding the shipping of animals by HM sloop 'Procuris', preliminary notice of proposed shipment of animals via Gibraltar, a few specimens that have been sent via a friend and agent in Gibraltar, thanks for the volume of Desmarish and confirmation that they will send to the Zoological Society of London every rare animal within their reach

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

Letters from R J Lowe regarding casks of fish sent to the Zoological Society of London and what he regards as a new species which he names Alepisaurus