Forsyth, James Noel Muller, 1844-1923 (landowner, Quinish, Tobermory)
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 07 August 1907
Forsyth reports that the Congested Districts Board are now ceasing to breed ponies for the crofters as they believe they now have enough stock to keep them going. He thinks that the Board would be happy to purchase the ponies 'Fatima II' and 'Rhona' with their foals and agrees with Ewart that a Highland Pony Society should be formed to make for fairer judging between different breeds.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 11 February 1908
Forsyth asks Ewart to accompany him to Monkstadt (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board) to see the ponies. He also wishes to consult him about the some public allegations that the Congested Districts Board are reviving the Highland ponies by crossing them.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 17 March 1908
Forsyth congratulates Ewart on his letter to The Scotsman, which he states fits in very well with Forsyth's report on the Stud Farm.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 20 March 1908
Forsyth writes that he would prefer to buy the mare from Ewart, and let the mares that he is sending go for whatever price they may fetch. He comments that he would be delighted to exchange instead, but that he is afraid of the suspicion of his colleagues.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 27 March 1908
Forsyth instructs Ewart not to answer the recent letter in The Oban Times from a J. Macleod. He reports that Maclean of Nunton wants £25 to £30 premium for his stallion to serve in Benbecula but he has instructed the office of the Congested Districts Board not to offer more than £10. He is buying the yellow dun mare from Ritchie and will send for the Connemara pony. He concludes that there will be no Scottish Land Legislation this year.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 02 April 1908
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 08 April 1908
Forsyth informs Ewart that William Laidlaw of Kinellan, Strathpeffer, will accompany him to the Ullapool district. His wife has sent Ewart last week's Oban Times containing an anonymous attack on the Congested Districts Board.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 27 February 1913
Forsyth describes the pony 'Comet', although he is not able to provide a pedigree. He states that he is no longer working for the Government, and that now 'a group of highly salaried officials are doing the work that I did for years for nothing.'
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 08 October 1905
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