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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 22 August [1912]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/53
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Elwes writes that it appears that the sheep called Karakul are in Austria and it may be that they are worth importing. He is writing to the Ministry of Agriculture in Austria to find out more about them.

The year is not written on the letter.

Dates: 22 August [1912]

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 27 August 1912

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/54
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Elwes writes that he is ready to send his four fat-tailed ewes to Ewart, and that he is also sending some wool samples from Colonel Powney's sheep. He also encloses a letter concerning sheep which may be the Swiss Bundtner, and recommends that Ewart write to the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture to enquire where the Karakul sheep are to be seen.

Dates: 27 August 1912

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