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

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Henry John Elwes from James Cossar Ewart, 05 June 1913

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/24
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Ewart writes that Watson has started for Shetland with sufficient introductions. Ewart's paper will appear in the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. He asks what Elwes wants done with the Shetland hoggs when shorn and with the wethers.

Dates: 05 June 1913

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 19 February 1912

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/8
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Elwes asks Ewart to send one of his papers to Collett at the Zoological Museum, Christiana (Oslo), to remind him about an enquiry Elwes received concerning the races of sheep on the islands of the Norwegian coast, from which it has been supposed that the Shetland or Soay stock originated.

Dates: 19 February 1912

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