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Balfour, Alice Blanche, 1850-1936 (sister of 1st Earl of Balfour)

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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 30 May 1898

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/12
Scope and Contents

Balfour thanks Ewart for sending her some photographs of zebra skins to look at. She also offers to help to pay for some of Ewart's experiments.

Dates: 30 May 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1898

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 09 February 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/2
Scope and Contents

Balfour refers to photographs of a zebra skin she sent to Sir George Grey, who is presently staying in a British Central area of Africa, South of the Congo. She believes the skin to be from a Burchell's zebra. She also refers to a Tibetan pony belonging to Major L.A Waddell.

Dates: 09 February 1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1900

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