Societies and Clubs
Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 04 December 1902
MacDonald informs Ewart that his application for additional funding for his livestock breeding experiments has been presented to the directors of the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland. However, the directors have decided that unless Ewart is able to prove that his experiments will be of direct benefit to breeders of farm livestock in Scotland, they will be unable to offer any further grant.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Macdonald, 03 November 1899
Macdonald informs Ewart that the directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland have awarded him the Gold Medal of the Society in recognition of his research into stockbreeding and in acknowledgement of his exhibit of zebra and zebra crosses at the Society's show in Edinburgh in July 1898.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 14 February 1900
MacDonald writes on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland, enclosing a precept for the sum of £200 to assist with the costs of his experiments in stockbreeding. On the reverse side of the letter is a draft reply from Ewart in which he expresses his gratitude for the donation. He also urges members of the Society to purchase Ewart's Penycuik Experiments.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 07 August 1907
Forsyth reports that the Congested Districts Board are now ceasing to breed ponies for the crofters as they believe they now have enough stock to keep them going. He thinks that the Board would be happy to purchase the ponies 'Fatima II' and 'Rhona' with their foals and agrees with Ewart that a Highland Pony Society should be formed to make for fairer judging between different breeds.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Terras, 27 January 1899
Terras thanks Ewart on behalf of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh for sending an obituary of Dr George Allman, and enquires when he might be willing to give his paper to the Society.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.B Robertson, 26 November 1910
Robertson writes that he is enclosing a reply to Professor Wilson which he has sent to be printed in Nature (reply not present). He does not see why Wilson considers himself superior in questions relating to the pigmentary character of the Equidae, as Robertson has noticed many errors in Wilson's own work in his paper on coat colour now before the Royal Dublin Society.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.G Gill, 25 October 1900
Gill writes regarding the proposal of registration of Connemara ponies by the Polo Pony Society.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Frederick Lort-Phillips, 08 July 1913
Lort-Phillips complains about the situation with the 'Standing Committee' and the Hunters Improvement Society, namely their decision to use half-bred horses for breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Jackson, 14 April 1904
Jackson requests that Ewart consider subscribing to become a life member of the Ambidextral Culture Society.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Jackson, 21 December 1903
Jackson invites Ewart to give a lecture on 'symmetry and assymetry in animal life' or a related subject to the Ambidextral Culture Society, of which he is Honorary Secretary.
