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Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)

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Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Alex Cowan from Henry John Elwes, 11 June 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/32
Scope and Contents Elwes writes from Shetland that he has not been able to find Cowan a grey ram but he has seen two tup lambs in Mr Gordon's flock which may prove to be the right colour. He reports that all the Shetlanders he spoke to inform him that the pure Shetland sheep can hardly be found now, but there are many sheep among the white and moorit which if carefully selected, bred and pastured, can be just as good. He is sure that breeding Shetland sheep could be a lucrative business, although he fears they...
Dates: 11 June 1911

Letter to Henry John Elwes from Heatley Noble, 10 January 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/2
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Noble asks if Ewart has been ill, as he has not replied to his letters and he is still in possession of Noble's manuscript. He asks whether Elwes knows the record for the largest cedar tree.

Dates: 10 January 1913

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 04 April 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/18
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Ewart thanks Elwes for his information on sheep, which he will need for a paper he is to write. He writes that William Eagle Clarke did not land on Soay but hopes to do so on his next visit to St Kilda.

Dates: 04 April 1911

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 28 April 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/28
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Ewart writes that he will show Elwes Mr Cowan's Shetland sheep at Penicuik and compares features of the Soay and the dun-faced sheep.

Dates: 28 April 1911

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 20 August 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/46
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Ewart writes that he is enclosing a report on the wool from Watson, Wallace's assistant, although he has not yet heard about the Iceland wool. He would like to have the Ronaldsay sheep, and understands that they live between a wall and the sea and feed mainly on seaweed.

Dates: 20 August 1911

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 17 October 1912

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/67
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Ewart writes that the embargo on transporting sheep and cattle between England and Scotland will be lifted in a few days. He thinks he may get the use of one of the islands in the Forth for sheep that are too wild for fences. He asks whether Elwes knows the Ryeland breed of sheep, as it has been suggested that he should put some to the 'Siberian' ram.

Dates: 17 October 1912

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 13 January 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/4
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Ewart writes that the account for the sheep from Cheltenham has already been paid. He tells Elwes to make a note of anything interesting on his travels, and if Elwes is back by March they may meet at the Zoological Congress in Monte Carlo. He reports that Elwes' two fat-rumped sheep and a dozen more ewes seem to be in lamb to the fat-tailed ram, and that the cloth Elwes sent is much admired. Now that Ewart's lectures are over for the winter he hopes to get some writing done.

Dates: 13 January 1913

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 13 March 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/14
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Ewart writes concerning a paper which has gone missing in the post. Some of Elwes' lambs have been infected with parasites and are paralysed. He asks whether Elwes would like to give a couple of lectures indicating what vets should know about sheep as part of a course Ewart is organising.

Dates: 13 March 1913

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 26 May 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/19
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Ewart reports that the Board of Agriculture see no reason why someone should not be sent to purchase all the sheep that may be rented by him and others, but they are reluctant to move towards forming a Shetland sheep society.

Dates: 26 May 1913

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 02 June 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/22
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Ewart writes that he is enclosing the proof and that he hopes to find Barclay at home on his next visit to Cambridge.

Dates: 02 June 1913

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Subject
Sheep 45
Animals--Transportation 40
Rams 33
Shetland sheep 26
Wool 26
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Cross-Breeding 20
Social Interaction 20
Ewes 19
Sheep breeds 18
Agricultural exhibitions 17
Animals--Colour 17
Animal sale 16
Publications 16
Lambs 14
article 14
Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 12
Photographs 12
Fat-tailed sheep 11
Hybrids 11
Soay sheep 11
Farms 10
Sheep, Breeding 10
Experiments 9
Hides and Skins 9
Ovis nivicola 9
Icelandic sheep 8
Museums 8
North Ronaldsay (sheep) 8
Societies and Clubs 8
Animal Markings 7
Castlemilk Moorit (sheep) 6
Cheviot sheep 6
Embargo 6
Proofreading 6
Welsh mountain sheep 6
Blackface sheep 5
Horns 5
Sheep-shearing 5
Zoos 5
Lectures and Lecturing 4
Ryeland (sheep) 4
Samples (Commerce) 4
Textile fabrics 4
Textile industry 4
Agricultural Experiment Stations 3
Animal Breeding 3
Animal housing 3
Circular letters 3
Committees 3
Domestic Animals 3
Funding 3
Hebridean Sheep 3
Jacob sheep 3
Karakul sheep 3
Manx Loaghtan sheep 3
Merino sheep 3
Norfolk Horn (sheep) 3
Physical Characteristics 3
Reports and Dissertations 3
Scottish Dunface (sheep) 3
Skull 3
Wensleydale (sheep) 3
Animal breeders 2
Animals--Health 2
Authorship, Collaboration 2
Bulls 2
Goats 2
Herdwick (sheep) 2
Meetings 2
Prehistoric animals 2
Quarantine 2
Research Institutes 2
Southdown sheep 2
Valuation 2
Wallachian sheep 2
Animal feeding 1
Archaeological sites 1
Cattle 1
Cedar 1
Climate 1
Congresses and Conventions 1
Crofters 1
Exmoor Horn (sheep) 1
Faroes (sheep) 1
Foula sheep 1
Foxhounds 1
Hunting dogs--Breeding 1
Illustrations 1
Livestock--Breeding--Economic aspects 1
Meat quality 1
Newspapers 1
Ouessant (sheep) 1
Parasites 1
Ponies 1
Pregnancy in animals 1
Report writing 1
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep 1
Sheep shows 1
Specimens 1
Tail 1
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