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MacDonald, James, 1852-1913 (secretary, the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Macdonald, 03 November 1899

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/34
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Macdonald informs Ewart that the directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland have awarded him the Gold Medal of the Society in recognition of his research into stockbreeding and in acknowledgement of his exhibit of zebra and zebra crosses at the Society's show in Edinburgh in July 1898.

Dates: 03 November 1899

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 31 January 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/1
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MacDonald announces on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland, the award of £200 towards the costs of Ewart's stockbreeding experiments.

Dates: 31 January 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 14 February 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/3
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MacDonald writes on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland, enclosing a precept for the sum of £200 to assist with the costs of his experiments in stockbreeding. On the reverse side of the letter is a draft reply from Ewart in which he expresses his gratitude for the donation. He also urges members of the Society to purchase Ewart's Penycuik Experiments.

Dates: 14 February 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 04 December 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/106
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MacDonald informs Ewart that his application for additional funding for his livestock breeding experiments has been presented to the directors of the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland. However, the directors have decided that unless Ewart is able to prove that his experiments will be of direct benefit to breeders of farm livestock in Scotland, they will be unable to offer any further grant.

Dates: 04 December 1902

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Experiments 3
Funding 3
Societies and Clubs 3
Agricultural exhibitions 1
Animal breeders 1