Statement of transactions in respect of building works between Messrs Sanders and the Zoological Society of London, statement by John Leigh regarding requests required by Sir W Newton, letters from Sir Newton to Leigh, and a letter by Leigh to the Zoological Society of London on the subject of reducing his salary
Includes: Account of the sale of Funded Property. Extraordinary Expenditure on Carnivora Dens and Terrace, Museum, Gardens, Hanover Square Offices
4 loose pages taken from an accounts book
List of animal fodder from October 1848 to December 1849
Receipts for artwork by Joseph Wolf for the Zoological Society of London
Dear Miss Buckland
If you per Mit me to try to Mit-igate
the wildness of Mit I hope you
will ad-Mit that I re-Mit her in a
Mit-igated condition - if not we
must make out a Mit-timus &
send her to a Mit-tan
Pray send her in her Mittens
Yours ever
J.B.
Dear Mrs Buckland
I beg to offer for Miss Marianne’s acceptance a knitted cap I purchased at Meeda in 27 it was the work of the little Babes of the Ecole Primaire established by the Beguines. Pray shew it Mr Duncan whenever the christening takes place I shall beg to offer a X-tening robe to therefore spare your working fingers. I send the Professor of Pomology 2 specimens of Profane apples grown in this Park (very good keepers) & 1 specimen of Religious apple given me by the B(isho)p of B(ath) & Wells. I shall be glad to see my pocket book as soon as Mr. Duneen has [?] me his contribution- Mr Bragge has been our guest all this week & went to drink tea with us last night to see a great curiosity - an ancient Beauty the dow(age)r Lady Pembroke the [?] [?] of Geo.3. I send a roll of L[or]d [Powis’s]? hot water plan I don’t want it returned