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Letters from Abraham Dee Bartlett to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the doors to the new elephant house, animal food consumption, the female rhinoceros, the mounted specimen of a young gorilla, authorisation to sell Alice the elephant to Mr Barnum, and the theft of an owl

Letters and reports from Abraham Dee Bartlett

Letter from Abraham Dee Bartlett to David William Mitchell regarding the weight of the flesh, bones, skin and organs of an elephant

Declaration and instruction in the Exchequer of Pleas between Walter Butler and Abraham Dee Bartlett regarding the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London being open on a Sunday

Remarks by Abraham Dee Bartlett on Mr Gambier Bolton's paper about suggested improvements at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Superintendent Abraham Dee Bartlett's report upon drainage of the Zoological Society of London Gardens into the Regent's Canal

Salmon Fisheries Yard
4 Old Palace Yard
Westminster S.W

April 22 1870

Your Royal Highness

Mr Bartlett called on me by accident this morning. I told him that you were looking out for ducks for Frogmore. He told me that since your visit to the Gardens he had been looking out for ducks for you and he gave me the enclosed paper from which it appears that he now has a chance of getting for you 36 Birds for 10£. This I consider to be wonderfully cheap.
I write immediately to your Royal Highness to tell you about it. Mr Bartlett would like to have an early answer as to whether you would like the birds or not. Thanking you for all your kindness last Wednesday
I remain Sir
Yours most obedient and obliged

Frank Buckland

Salmon Fisheries Office
4 Old Palace Yard
Westminster S.W.

April 9 1870

Your Royal Highness

I must apologise for not having written to you before. I published a chapter on 'Gapes in Pheasants' in 'Land & Water' but we can not find it. I enclose you Mr. Bartlett's note to me on the subject which I think contains the information you require.
I have got Bartlett to write me an article on Water Fowl especially for Your Royal Highness's benefit. It is published in 'Land & Water' to-day and I trust will be of service to you. I have ordered the numbers of 'Land & Water' about the Hudson Bay furs to be sent to you

I remain
Yours most obedient

Frank Buckland

Salmon Fisheries Office
4, Old Palace Yard
Westminster S.W.

April 26 1870

Your Royal Highness

I have written at once to Mr Bartlett who will send you an answer about the ducks I hope he will be able to get you what you wish.
I fancy your story about drakes that have been hatched by chickens pairing with chickens only is a 'myth'. I have written to Menzies to send up the fisherman for the great lake Trout for your lake at Frogmore and have also given instructions about the Perch, Roach and Dace [spawn?]

Yours ever
most obedient

Frank Buckland

The ducks are quite ready to be turned out their lungs have been 'doctored'

Salmon Fisheries Office
4 Old Palace Yard
Westminster S.W.

Dec 22 1869

Your Royal Highness

I have seen Mr. Bartlett of the Zoological about your pheasants
1st He quite agrees with me that dampness is the cause of the malady and that therefore if it be possible the birds should be removed to a dryer place
2 He agrees with me that the place where they are confined should be roofed over, if the birds can not be removed.
3 He thinks that they should have pepper corns and that the person who feeds them should mix up some pepper corns in the food if they will not eat the pepper corns placed for them to pick up
4 We think that gravel is better than turf but that the best thing for them to walk on would be old brick and mortar rubbish - Mr Lee will make enquiries about the mole skins for them. The best man to dress them is Mr [Rulich] 8 Bettisland Street Hoxton. You can easily get enough for a waistcoat this year.

Your Royal Highness
Most Obedient

Frank Buckland