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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Edward Allen Clemens, 21 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/47
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Clemens writes regarding Cockerell's arrangement to supply Ewart with some dun-coloured horses. Clemens is now ready to supply Ewart or Cockerell with any animal from his herds which might be useful for experimental purposes; he would also be happy to supply Ewart with skulls or other anatomical parts for analysis.

Dates: 21 June 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 24 October 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/31
Scope and Contents Osborn reports the safe arrival of the Equus caballus and Equus caballus celticus. He feels strongly that the Museum should have Ewart's original type specimen of Equus caballus celticus because it agrees more closely with his original characterisation of the species in the small size of the head. He asks whether it would be practical to have the skin removed and the skeleton sent to them, as the specimen Ewart...
Dates: 24 October 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 02 February 1921

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/1
Scope and Contents Osborn writes that he has not heard from Ewart for years, despite his own letters to him. He reminds him about his promise of securing the original Celtic horse as the type specimen of Equus caballus celticus for the Museum. He reports that the little stallion Ewart sent to the Museum shows around 95% Celtic characters, and enquires whether Ewart knows of a pure little Celtic mare they could import for breeding purposes. He has been corresponding with Breuil about...
Dates: 02 February 1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Walter Gregory, 29 December 1927

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/33/14
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Gregory writes that the lower jaw of a horse has been discovered in the upper drifts filling the pre-glacial valley of the Clyde at Lanark. He suspects that it dates from around the Early Neolithic period. He asks Ewart to look at the specimen and write a short note on it for inclusion in the Hunterian Museum glacial vertebrate fossils.

Dates: 29 December 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.U Duerst, 21 October 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/23
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Duerst writes that he has molars from heavy horses but not from Westeregeln or Thiede, and recommends that Ewart contact Professor Dr Hesse. He has studied the skeleton of the Remagen horse only rapidly and believes it is possible that the metatarsel in question may belong to another specimen.

Dates: 21 October 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Frederick Thomas George Hobday, 03 December 1898

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/27
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Hobday tells Ewart of the existence of two foetuses of thoroughbreds preserved in spirit. Being aware that Ewart had made an appeal for horse specimens, Hobday recommends that Ewart contact the veterinary surgeon in Lincolnshire, where the specimens are located.

Dates: 03 December 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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