Letter (incomplete) to James Cossar Ewart from unknown author, 14 May 1899
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/22
Scope and Contents
The letter's author is a former pupil and assistant demonstrator of Ewart's (from around 1891), working in Africa as a government medical officer. He writes that he is sending Ewart the skins of two zebra mares which he has shot, and offers to try and get more skins, and to take photographs of various game.
The latter part of the letter, with author signature, is not present.
Dates
- Creation: 14 May 1899
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
1 leaf
Physical Location
CLX-A-1135
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk