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Hayes, Matthew Horace, 1842-1904 (veterinarian and author on horses)

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Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 28 January 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/9
Scope and Contents Ridgeway states that he would very much appreciate a cliche of 'Matopo' (a zebra stallion). He adds that he has some blocks of the Kilimanjaro and Somali zebra that would be of interest to Ewart in his research on the zebra. He thinks that his knowledge of the Achaen horse would be of interest to Ewart, as he believes them to be the same as both the small horses of Northern Britain in the time of Caesar, and those of the Danube area. He discusses the spread of the horse into Africa. He...
Dates: 28 January 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ramsay Smith, 26 March 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/37
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Smith introduces himself as a mutual friend of Captain Hayes. He writes about his work on the multilocular form of hydatids (a type of cyst) and his collection of various specimens, copies of which he offers Ewart. He mentions the work of Professor Watson and states he hopes that someone will be able to continue researching hydatids.

Dates: 26 March 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

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