Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922 (traveller and botanist)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 01 December 1912
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/80
Scope and Contents
Ewart confirms the cost for sending the sheep. He comments on the Board of Agriculture's plans to have a small upland station.
Dates:
01 December 1912
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 06 September [1911]
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/53
Scope and Contents
Elwes reports that Bateson did not have any particular ideas about the Iceland wool, but that he invited Elwes to read a short paper on the subject at the meeting of the British Association at Portsmouth, which prompted a discussion. He has heard that the Development Commissioners are prepared to establish breeding and experimental stations, and thinks Ewart may do valuable work. He remarks that Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch has offered him an island which he is going to visit the following...
Dates:
06 September [1911]
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 20 September 1911
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/58
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
20 September 1911
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- Animals--Transportation 2
- Research Institutes 2
- Animal Breeding 1
- Animal sale 1
- Blackface sheep 1
- Cheviot sheep 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ewes 1
- Experiments 1
- Farms 1
- Herdwick (sheep) 1
- Icelandic sheep 1
- Lectures and Lecturing 1
- Meetings 1
- Rams 1
- Sheep 1
- Shetland sheep 1
- Societies and Clubs 1
- Wool 1 + ∧ less
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