Bruce, Victor Alexander, 1849-1917 (9th earl of Elgin and 13th earl of Kincardine | statesman and viceroy of India )
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 06 July 1903
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/71
Scope and Contents
Balfour writes that she has spoken to her brother about obtaining funding from the Carnegie Trust for a research farm. She asks Ewart to send her brother a letter stating what the Research Committee wishes, and he will attempt to forward this to Lord Elgin, who may be able to help. She offers to make enquiries about the whereabouts of the ponies 'Brenda' and 'Black Agnes'.
Dates:
06 July 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 23 July 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/78
Scope and Contents
Balfour writes that her brother has been unsuccessful in attempting to gain Lord Elgin's help for funding for a research farm. She enquires whether anyone has tried procuring immunity for horses from the Tsetse fly by permitting infection in zebras.
Dates:
23 July 1903
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