Baillie asks whether he and Mrs Baillie may see Ewart's zebrules and reports that he has heard from East Africa that 220 zebras were captured in one drive.

Baillie provides details on the differences in markings on his zebra skins, and asks if Ewart would like to see them. He thanks Ewart for hosting himself and Mrs Baillie.

Baillie writes that he is sending Ewart the zebra skins and compares what appear to be two different species from different localities. He will send Ewart the measurements later and offers to send him the head of a zebra he shot in Nakuru.

The year does not appear on the letter .

Baillie makes observations on the zebras he shot near Nakuru being lighter in colour than those he has seen in other regions. He gives his forwarding address as the East African Zebra Ranch, Nairobi.