Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 17 September [1912]
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/63
Scope and Contents
Elwes writes concerning the restrictions on his sheep leaving England to be tupped, and urgently asks when Ewart can send his fat-tailed ram. He also enquires whether Ewart thinks a curly lamb could be produced by crossing a Wensleydale with a white Shetland sheep.
The year is not written on the letter.
Dates:
17 September [1912]
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 26 September [1912]
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/64
Scope and Contents
Elwes states that he is sorry Lord Bute won't let the ram go, but Elwes will send Ewart some of his own sheep as soon as they are allowed to enter Scotland. He describes some of the cross-breeding he has carried out using his Western ram lamb.
The year is not written on the letter.
Dates:
26 September [1912]
Filtered By
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Animals--Colour 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
- Sheep, Breeding 1
- Shetland sheep 1
- Wensleydale (sheep) 1