Letter from Nathaniel Gould to the Council of the Zoological Society of London regarding societies in north America
Monsieur Telfair
Celle ci est pour repondre a la lettre que vous m'avez fair l'honneur de m'ecrire. Je suis flatté de la preference que vous m'accorder. Vous pouvez etre persuade qu'a la premiere occasion. Je ferai tous mes efforts pour vous envoyer Vivans un ou plusieurs de ces oiseaux que vous desirez. Je ferai aussi toutes les recherches & [fouills?] dans les environs pour les [?] que l'on pouvais y trouver. S'il y a quelques autres [?] a [?] que vous desirez ne [?] pas de me commander ou sera toujours un vrai [?] pour moi de vous etre utile. Cet oiseau est nomme dans le pays Oiseau Boeuf nom qui l'on a tire de son cri qui est absolument celui du veau. Je me souviens qu'un jour l'avons entendre crier moi & des [?] nous avons ete a la recherche d'un veau & nous avons trouve cet oiseau dans un arbre. Je suis [?] [?] de m'avais [?] [?] pendant le sejour de la fregate [?] i'le constamment avec [?] Messieurs les accompayons dance leur recherche & avec la plus grand partir de mes [?] M. G[?]y n'avons pas ete dans la meme [?] [?] plus heureaux ces [?] [?] pres deux de ces oiseau Je le repete Monsieur Je ferai tous a qui repondre de mois pour vous etre utile & agreable - vous pouvez compter sur moi.
J'ai le honneur d'etre avec un profond respect Monsieur votre tres humble & tres obeissant serviteur
Rodriguez 20 Aout 1832
Letter from Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding an offer for the freehold at 3, Hanover Square
Letter from Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding a meeting of the Council of the Zoological Society of London to consider the advisability of selling freehold premises at 3 Hanover Square
Letter from Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding the production of the Garden Guide
Zoological Society of London
11 Hanover Square
London W
23 July 1874
Dear Sir
I think your view of the Bye-Laws is correct, and that your annual contribution will be £2.
As soon as I get the order of Council for your admission I will write you again.
Yours truly
P.L. Sclater
Secretary
B.H. Hodgson Esq.
Zoological Society of London
11 Hanover Square
London W
13th July 1874
Dear Sir
I have received your letter and enclosed list of the drawings of Mammals which you propose to present to the Society's Library. I need hardly say that we shall receive the valuable collection with great pleasure.
Yours truly
P.L. Sclater
Zoological Society of London
11 Hanover Square
London W
12th Aug[us]t 1874
Sir
I am directed by the Council of this Society to acquaint you with the following resolution which was passed at their meeting held this day. "That B.H. Hodgson Esq. M.Z.S. be admitted a Fellow of the Society without a ballot in accordance with the Bye-Laws, and that his admission fee and [composition?] fee be remitted in acknowledgement of service rendered to Zoological Science, and to the Society"
I am Sir
Your Ob[e]d[ien]t Servant
P.L. Sclater
Secretary
B.H. Hodgson Esq.
Zoological Society of London
11, Hanover Square
London W
12 Aug[us]t 1874
Dear Sir
The enclosed letters will I think, explain themselves and we shall now put your name in the list of Fellows of which I send a copy by this same post with a "double asterisk" before it
Yours truly
P.L. Sclater
B.H. Hodgson Esq.
Zoological Society of London
11 Hanover Square
London W
12 Aug[ust] 1874
Sir
I am directed by the Council of this Society to acquaint you with the following resolution which was passed at their meeting held this day "That the best thanks of the Society be offered to B.H. Hodgson Esq. F.Z.S. for his acceptable present of his collection of drawings and notes on Indian Mammals to the Society's Library"
I am Sir
Your ob[e]d[ien]t servant
P.L. Sclater
Secretary
B.H. Hodgson Esq.