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4 Regent St

May 8th 1846

Sir

In pursuance of a Resolution of the Council of the Zoological Society I have the honour to inform you that you have been admitted as one of the original members of the Society and I am directed to request the payment of your Subscription at your earliest convenience. I beg leave to forward to you the enclosed Prospectus and to solicit your exertions to obtain the accession of others to our list of Subscribers.

I have the honour to be Sir,
your obedient Servant

N.A. Vigors
Secretary

John A. Blake Esq
etc etc etc

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The Duke of Wellington wishing to subscribe one sum to the Zoological Society instead of annually begs Mr Hamond will let him know the amount of the sum which he is to pay

Mr. James Wm. Hamond
(Collector to The Zoological Society)
No 53 Skinner St.
Snow Hill

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Letter from a Fellow to Nicholas Aylward Vigors regarding the conduct of a group of children from a charity school during a visit to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from William Pryor to Nicholas Aylward Vigors regarding a request to add labels to a great portion of the animals at the Zoological Society of London

Letter from S Goodall to accept an invitation to a dinner for Baron Cuvier

Letter accepting the invitation to Baron Cuvier's dinner

Letter from Joshua Brookes to Edward Turner Bennett accepting an invitation to the dinner in honour of Baron Cuvier