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

 Person

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 31 May 1913

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/20
Scope and Contents

Elwes asks Ewart to approve a short notice of their exhibit for insertion in press information. He believes it would be more interesting to show the Southdown-Soay cross and lamb instead of the Wensleydale.

Dates: 31 May 1913

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 03 May [1914]

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/7
Scope and Contents

Elwes writes that he has returned from a successful trip to Nepal and Sikkim. He has got a fine lot of lambs which he wishes to show Ewart before they are clipped. He has some of the so-called Wallachian sheep offered to him from North Hungary, but he cannot get leave from the Board of Agriculture to bring them over, and asks whether Ewart could do any better.

The year is not written on the letter.

Dates: 03 May [1914]

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  • Subject: Sheep X
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  • Subject: Lambs X

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Rams 7
Animals--Colour 5
Shetland sheep 5
Animals--Transportation 4
Sheep 3