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"County Borough of Ipswich. Corporation Museum Committee.
Antiquities previously on loan from the late Major Moore of Woodbridge.
Presented by: Mrs. C Balders, 6 Cumberland Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Reg No R1940-144.
The Museum, High Street, Ipswich. December 5th 1940.
Dear Madam,
The Committee of the Ipswich Corporation Museum and Christchurch Mansion
have instructed me to convey to you their best thanks for the donation mentioned
opposite which you have kindly made to: Ipswich Museum Committee,
High Street Museum, Ipswich. I beg to remain, Yours obediently, G. Maynard, curator & secretary"
Guy Maynard was the curator of the museum from 1920 until 1952.
Major Moore passed away September 27 1940.
"1907, Receipt of gift from Major E St F Moore, to the British Museum London.
Three mammalian fossils from the Red Crag, namely, upper milk molar and portion of tusk of Mastodon, and upper molar of a Ruminant.
British Museum Natural History.
Cromwell Road London S.W. 1st August 1907.
Sir, I am directed by the Trustees of the British Museum to convey to you the expression of their best thanks for the
present mentioned on the other side which you have been pleased to make to them. I have the honour to be, sir,
your obedient servant, E Ray Lankester, Director."
Edwin Ray Lankester was the third director of the National History Museum, from 1898 until 1907. He was knighted in 1907.