| Description | numbers 18 - 933 18-List of the numbers of visitors to the British Museum (Natural History) during December 1881, 3 Jan 1882, 1 page 19-List of the numbers of visitors to the British Museum (Natural History) 18 April (Opening Day) to 31 December 1881, 3 Jan 1882, 1 page 28-letter from the London Electric Light Company to the Secretary, British Museum regarding the installation of a light in the neighbourhood of Exhibition Road, 4 January 1882, 1 page 31-letter from Geological Survey Office of England and Wales to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding supply of maps missing from holdings, 3 January 1882, 1 page 32-letter from Fletcher, L to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding the appointment of a first class assistant, 5 January 1882, 2 pages 39-letter not fully legible but subject matter and content appears to be a response to the above (32), 3 January 1882, 1 page 40- list recording NHM staff absences for 1881, 5 January 1882, 1 page 46-letter with results of a trial on the NHM boilers, 2 January 1882, 1 page 76-letter from Mitford, A B, Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, provision in the Estimates of this department for the year 1882-3 for the extraordinary works and fittings at the Natural History Museum, 11 January 1882, 1 page 84 (1)- letter from Mr Carruthers, Office of Works, to Bond, E A, regarding furniture, regarding an application for one table and six chair, 20 January 1882, 3 pages 84 (2)-letter from Mr Carruthers, Office of Works, to Taylor, J T regarding supply of furniture, 24 January 1882, 3 pages 87-letter from Fletcher, L to Taylor, T, Her Majesty's Office of Works, about fixtures and furniture for Mineral Department, 16 January 1882, 2 pages 91-letter not fully legible, 20 Jan 1882, 2 pages 92-letter not fully legible, 18 Jan 1882, 2 pages 93-letter from Taylor, John T, Her Majesty's Office of Works, to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding two new rooms being warmed by means of gas-stores, 19 Jan 1882, 2 pages 94-letter from Nicholson, Alleyne, University of St Andrews, to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding lectures of the Swiney Foundation, 14 Jan 1882, 1 page 96-letter from Mitford, A B, Her Majesty's Office of Works, Bond, A E regarding buiding for Specimens in Spirit, 19 January 1882, 1 page 101-letter not fulegible. Possibly letter in response to Bond, A E letter from Mitford, A B(?), 24 January 1882, 1 page 102-letter not fully legible. Regarding the requisition of a steam whistle for under the principle stairs of the Natural History Msueum. 24 January 1882, 1 page 103-letter from Gunther, A to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding two wall-cases on the landing of the second floor of the new museum, 22 January 1882, 1 page 104-letter from Shaw, Eyre, Metropolitan Fire Brigade Southwark, to Bond, E A, Principle librarian, regarding inspection of the fire-extinguishing appliances, 23 January 1882, 1 page 105-letter from Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, to Taylor, T, Her Majesty's Office of Works, regarding furniture in Zoological department, 25 January 1882, 3 pages 110-letter from Cavendish, F on behalf of The Tustees of the British Museum, to Treasury Chambers regarding an estimate of expenditure, 23 January 1882, 3 pages 111-letter from Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding expenses for cab-hire and carriage of objects, 31 January 1882, 2 pages 117-letter from Callander, R, Assistant Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works to the Principle Librarian of the British Museum, regarding plans of the proposed support for the whale to be placed in the Index Museum at the Natural History Museum, 30 January 1882 118- List of the number of visitors to the British Museum (Natural History) during January 1882, 1 Febuary 1882, 1 page 123-letter [illegible], regarding possibility of a carpenter to assist in preparing the fittings in the Botany Department, 2 February 1882, 1 page 131-letter from Deeks, W M to the Bond, E A, Principle Librarian with an Engineer's Report, 6 February 1882, 1 page 137-letter from Woodward, Henry to Bond, E A. regarding the packing and shipping of the Earl of Enniskillen's collection including Fossils, specimens, fishes and reptilia along with an order for packing materials, 2 February 1882, 3 pages 150-letter from Office of Works to the Principle Librarian, in reference to the letter of the 23 January (?) regarding additional funds made available for special works 14 February 1882, 2 pages 152-letter from Taylor, J T, Her Majesty's Office of Works, memo in which Caruthers, William mentioned, 16 February 1882, 1 page 152 (1)-letter from Caruthers, William to Taylor, T, Office of Works, shelves, 16 February 1882, 4 pages 152 (2)-from Carruthers, W, Memo of shelving for cases, original sent to Her Majesty's Office of Works 10 February 1882, 16 February 1882, 1 page 156- letter from Woodward, Henry to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, bill for the cost of boxes in the removal of the Enniskillen Collection and issues faced in shipping from Ireland to England, 17 February 1882, 4 pages 160-letter from Fricker(?), H, Chief Fireman, to Taylor, J T, Secretary, providing a list of staff trained in the use of fire buckets and handpumps, 18 February 1882, 1 page 164-Copy of letter from Fletcher, Lazarus to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, regarding the polishing and returning of mineral to Professor Nordenskiold for Stockholm Museum, 29 February 1882, 2 pages 167-letter from Tenterden, Foreign Office, to the secretary of the British Museum, about the fragment of meteorite which fell in the garden of Shah of Persia, 20 February 1882, 1 page 170-partially [illegible], letter from [illegible] to the Principle Librarian British Museum, 23 February 1882, 1 page 175-letter from Woodward, H to Bond, E A on Professor H A Nicholson and his series of Swiney (?) Lectures on the the geological history of animals commencing, 23 February 1882, 2 pages 178-partially [illegible], content is Treasury Egerton Collection of Fossils early removal sanctioned, 24 February 1882, 2 pages 179-partially [illegible], letter from Mitford, A B, Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, to Bond, E A, the Principle Librarian, content of letter seems to be about a purchase letter, 22 February 1882, 1 page 180-Copy of letter from Woodward, Henry to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, removal of Eggerton collection of fossils and packing materials required, 23 February 1882, 2 pages 194-letter from (?) to the Secretary of Trustees British Museum, about a contract for locks, 27 February 1882, 2 pages 195-Copy of letter from Pearson, R O, Assistant Commissioner, to Bond, E A, Principle Librarian, sanctioning of the attendence of metropolitan police at Fire Brigade drill, 23 February 1882, 1 page 196-Letter from Cole, to the Trustees of the British Museum, staffing in the Geological Department, 27 February, 2 pages 197-number of visitors to the NHM, February 1882, 1 page 200-letter from Owen, Rich, to Taylor, Mr, 2 March 1882, 2 pages 209, letter to Taylor, John T from Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 1 page 209(2)-letter from Shaw, E M to Kench, P, arranging Police drill, 2 March 1882 229-note to Taylor, John T from Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 1 page 209(2)-letter from Shaw, E M to Kench, P, arranging Police drill, 2 March 1882 229-note from Bond, E A, diaries from Mr Britten(?) department of Botany, 14 March 1882 229(3)- letter from Taylor, John to Bond, E A, diaries of assistants in the Department of Botany, 9 March 1882, 1 page 230- letter from on the keeping open of the two galleries (Geological Deaprtment)until 5.30pm sanctioned, 10 March 1882, 2 pages
Example only-1-Peck, William, Police Seargant, to Mr Taylor, Secretary British Museum regarding distance of cab stands dated Jul 1881, 1 page
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