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Correspondence regarding W J C Frost being commissioned by the Council of the Zoological Society of London to collect Birds of Paradise and Crowned Pigeons for London Zoo

Correspondence between W J C Frost and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a freight of animals carried by ships of the Indian Conference Lines, and an introduction to W J C Frost

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

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Wilfred Frost collecting animals to be shipped to the Zoological Society of London

Letter regarding a shipment of animals onboard the City of Lille

Correspondence between Wilfred C Frost and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding requests for animals from India for the Zoological Society of London

Bodorgan

5th [Dec] 1839

My dear Sir

On my arrival here yesterday my son [John] Fuller Meyrick [Keeper] had just shot an Eagle on the rocks by the sea side within about a mile from his House. It was in the act of eating a Rabbit when he shot him, and unluckily he fell in the sea which has wetted his Feathers and the Retriever had a very difficult matter bringing him to the shore - I shall send him up by the coach this day as the Zoological Society may like to have him stuffed, the only time I have heard of one being shot or seen in Anglesey was about 60 years ago. I should like to have a line from you if it is the common Eagle which they have in Scotland, or is it a Sea Eagle. I received your letter about the Hare, I killed it adjoining a large Wood, I understand it had been seen constantly before by my Bailiff who could not make out whether it was a Hare or a Rabbit, the colour being different from either Hare or Rabbit.

Believe me to be
My dear Sir
Your most obedient Servt.

Augustus Elliott Fuller

To W. Ogilby Esq

Letter from N Funck of the Zoological Gardens in Cologne, to Philip Lutley Sclater