Cecil, Arthur, Lord, 1851-1913 (captain)
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 11 July 1903
Cecil writes that he will get his mares home with 'Duchess' and 'En Labi' from Dumfries. He reports that he has now caught the Connemara stallion which he is happy to exchange for Ewart's grey. His guinea pig experiments crossing a red with a brown have produced one curious result but the rest are uninteresting.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 29 August 1903
Cecil writes that he thinks there are some yellow dun ponies around Gairloch. He discusses his plans to station his two year old South Uist stallion on Lady Fowler's land next season and reports on the condition of various of his Highland ponies.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 01 March 1904
Cecil said that he is delighted that Ewart is starting a scientific research institute 'into the many problems which trouble the more thoughtful stockbreeders' and offers his continued help and support.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 07 August 1904
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 13 August 1904
Cecil asks Ewart to order some more copies of 'that kiang of mine' to send out to various people. He recommends that Ewart contact Fincastle at Piershill, as he is the owner of South Harris and interested in the fisherman-crofters.He is also to be on the commitee to advise the Congested Districts Board and Crofters Commission and also well-placed to advise on the breeding of animals for miltary use.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 13 August 1904
Cecil informs Ewart that he has ordered the papers by mimograph rather than by typewriting.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 02 October 1904
Cecil agrees with Fincastle's remarks that the cross-bred horses for the crofters should maintain quality as well as increase size and comments upon various mutual correspondents. He states that he met a man called Scott who is going to send two Highland ponies and 'Braemore' and comments that the ponies on the east side of Skye appear to be identical to those on the Isle of Rum.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil and Frieda Cecil, 28 July 1908
Cecil writes that the Chartley-Vaynol bull has set three Highland cows again and he now wishes to send the bull away although he is reluctant to have it killed.
Frieda Cecil finishes the rest of the letter after her husband has been called away. On behalf of Lord Cecil she offers to bull to Ewart if Cadzow won't take him, as well as two brown calves, and makes arrangements with Ewart about staying with him.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil (incomplete), 22 March 1908
Cecil describes the three colts he has seen at Monkstadt (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board) and provides details about the Kathiawari and Marwari breeds of horse.
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is not present.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Major K.L MacDonald, 11 August 1904
MacDonald reports that the two ponies are at Callender and states that he would be glad to be of assistance to Lord Arthur when he visits Skye.
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- Ponies 23
- Animals--Colour 16
- Horse Sale 13
- Animals--Transportation 12
- Mares 12
- Crofters 9
- Cross-Breeding 9
- Highland Pony 9
- Horses 9
- Foals 8
- Hybrids 8
- Stallions 8
- Animal Pedigrees 6
- Experiments 6
- Horse Farms 6
- Bulls 5
- Funding 5
- Horse Breeds 5
- Horses--Breeding 5
- Publications 5
- article 5
- Photographs 4
- Physical Characteristics 4
- Animal Markings 3
- Animals--War use 3
- Arabian Horses 3
- Jersey Cattle 3
- Kiang 3
- Social Interaction 3
- Zebras 3
- Animal breeders 2
- Callosites 2
- Calves 2
- Cattle 2
- Committees 2
- Connemara Pony 2
- Dartmoor pony 2
- Donkeys 2
- Exmoor pony 2
- Hybridisation 2
- Illustrations 2
- Kathiawari horse 2
- Proofreading 2
- Przewalski's Horse 2
- Puppies 2
- Report writing 2
- Reports and Dissertations 2
- Sheep 2
- Shetland Pony 2
- Vaynol cattle 2
- Agricultural exhibitions 1
- Animal Breeding 1
- Animal embryology 1
- Animal sale 1
- Animals in Art 1
- Animals--Health 1
- Appointment to Office 1
- Art, Prehistoric 1
- Artificial Insemination 1
- Barra pony 1
- Basuto Pony 1
- Birds 1
- Burchell?s Zebra 1
- Cattle--Breeding 1
- Chartley white cattle 1
- Chillingham cattle 1
- Colt (horse) 1
- Dog breeds 1
- Embryos 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ferns, Classification of 1
- Fillies 1
- Government purchasing 1
- Guest books 1
- Guinea Pigs 1
- Hackney horse 1
- Highland cattle 1
- Horse shows 1
- Horses--Behavior 1
- Horses--Feeding and feeds 1
- Iceland pony 1
- Leghorn chicken 1
- Marwari horse 1
- Meetings 1
- Miniature horses 1
- Mongolian Pony 1
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- Parasites 1
- Photographers 1
- Poultry 1
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- Research Institutes 1
- Resignation from Office 1
- Shetland cattle 1
- Societies and Clubs 1
- Terriers 1
- Welsh pony 1
- Wild Horses 1
- Working animals 1
- Zoology, Arctic Regions 1