Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Alex Cowan from Henry John Elwes, 11 June 1911
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 12 August 1912
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, [c. June 1911]
Elwes writes that he will settle with the people of Shetland how many sheep to send and when. He also wants sheep from Fairisle and Foula. Balfour of Dawyck wants some sheep sent along with them, and Elwes asks Ewart if he knows of any place near Leith where the sheep could rest for a week en route. He writes that Wallace is hoping to get a grant to carry out cross-breeding experiments at the University and has suggested working together.
The letter is undated.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 20 September 1911
Elwes thanks Ewart for the draft of the application which he hopes to submit shortly. If Ewart can secure the grazing on the hill behind his farm, Elwes will send him 30 Shetland ewes. He will take the five sheep that are for sale for £9 and offers Ewart the Herdwick ram that Mr Howard of Greystoke is selling, if Ewart would like to try him with some Cheviot or Blackface ewes. He advises Ewart to get the printed results of experiments at the Cumberland Experimental Farm near Penrith.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 29 May 1912
Elwes writes that some of his sheep have already been shorn owing to the prevalence of fly on them. He asks Ewart to confirm when he will be visiting, as he wishes to choose which ram lambs to keep as soon as possible. He would like to stay with Ewart and see the Shetland sheep at his friends' place on his way to Aberdeen.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 05 September [1912]
Elwes writes that he has bought some sheep from Claud Alexander, and that he will keep the sheep on Ewart's account on his estate until Ewart wants them. He suggests that it would be preferable if Ewart's fat-tailed ram would be sent to himself, and asks whether he received the Shetlands from Greystoke. He thinks he had now better not come to Dundee as he wishes to superintend the earmarking of his new sheep.
The year is not written on the letter.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 17 September [1912]
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.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 16 November [1913]
Elwes asks Ewart to divide the Shetland ewes between the best woolled Shetland moorit and the best Siberian ram, as he wishes to see what influence the environment may have on the wool. He asks whether Ewart wants to purchase the Shetlands or keep them and charge Elwes for their keep.
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- Animals--Transportation 4
- Lambs 4
- Animal sale 3
- Animals--Colour 3
- Castlemilk Moorit (sheep) 3
- Ewes 3
- Cross-Breeding 2
- Experiments 2
- Farms 2
- Fat-tailed sheep 2
- Sheep, Breeding 2
- Agricultural Experiment Stations 1
- Agricultural exhibitions 1
- Animal Markings 1
- Animal housing 1
- Blackface sheep 1
- Cheviot sheep 1
- Crofters 1
- Embargo 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Foula sheep 1
- Funding 1
- Herdwick (sheep) 1
- Horns 1
- Livestock--Breeding--Economic aspects 1
- Museums 1
- North Ronaldsay (sheep) 1
- Ovis nivicola 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Sheep 1
- Sheep-shearing 1
- Social Interaction 1
- Tail 1
- Wensleydale (sheep) 1
- Wool 1 + ∧ less