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Horses

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Pallin, 31 October 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/32
Scope and Contents

Pallin states that he will be unable to photograph his little horse for Ewart as he has recently gone lame.

Dates: 31 October 1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 03 December 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/134
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Ridgeway provides an extract from a letter he received from George Coffey concerning the earliest horse skeleton of historical times discovered in County Galway, Ireland and makes some comments concerning the likely date of the burial.

Dates: 03 December 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 20 April 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/40
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Ridgeway reports that he has been in Ireland examining the other objects found along with the three horse skulls in the 'crannog discovery'. He writes that he and Coffey have dated them between the eighth and tenth centuries. He mentions a letter from Walter Harris concerning his enquiries about callosities on the legs of horses in Tangier.

Dates: 20 April 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 02 August 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/78
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Ridgeway writes that he is relieved that Ewart approves of his treatment of the Arab and the horses of western Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean. He comments on the temperaments of various horses and the use of bits in different countries. He describes two photographs of Lofoden ponies, one of which was the last of its race and is now in the Bergen Museum.

Dates: 02 August 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne, 03 January 1915

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/1
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Palmer, who signs himself 'Selbourne', thanks Ewart for sending him copies of his recent studies on the development of horses and sheep, and congratulates him on his work.

Dates: 03 January 1915
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selbourne, 16 January 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/13
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Palmer, who signs himself 'Selbourne', thanks Ewart for sending him his articles on eugenics and the breeding of light horses. He writes that the reason Ewart has not been summoned to a meeting of the Standing Committee for the last two years is that there has not been a meeting.

Dates: 16 January 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1916

Letter to Professor Gerard Baldwin Brown from Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 13 December 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/116
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Murray states that he has ordered a printing plate of the horse's head from the Parthenon and would be glad to let Ewart have it.

Dates: 13 December 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to Sir John Murray from W.R.G Henderson, 03 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/14
Scope and Contents

Henderson writes to Murray on behalf of Anchor Line regarding the arrangements for the shipment of two horses from New York to Glasgow.

Dates: 03 March 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell from Edward Allen Clemens (incomplete), 21 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/48
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Clemens writes to Cockerell regarding Ewart's research into and experiments with dun-coloured animals. He wonders whether any still exist in New Mexico of sufficiently pure blood to be of value to their experiments. He goes on to discuss markings, and offers to make certain of his ponies available for sale.

The latter part of the letter is not present.

Dates: 21 June 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to unknown recipient from E. Bryans, 20 November 1899

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/38
Scope and Contents

Bryans requests that the recipient forwards an undisclosed item to the author of the article 'Zebras, horses and hybrids' (ie Ewart).

Dates: 20 November 1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1899