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Ewes

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 150 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Edward Delaval Astley, 21st Baron Hastings, 13 January 1922

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/28/1
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Astley, who signs himself 'Hastings', provides some details about his flock of sheep, which he had originally believed to be Mouflon. He offers to send Ewart a horned or a hornless ewe next autumn so that the actual breed can be identified.

Dates: 13 January 1922
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1922

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Norman Little, 29 October 1928

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/34/7
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Little writes that he has now obtained some land and is ready to begin conducting some cross-breeding experiments on Siberian Mouflon and Merino sheep. He asks Ewart to send him some rams and ewes to begin with.

Dates: 29 October 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1928

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Reginald Innes Pocock, 04 October 1917

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/23/9
Scope and Contents Pocock writes that the only specimens of long and fat-tailed sheep that he knows of in England are at Woburn. He is afraid Ewart will never get hold of an Ovis poli or Ovis ammon, as the Zoological Society has only had one in the course of its history and they are practically unobtainable. He asks whether Ewart could make do with Ovis vignei, as all the Asiatic sheep are very close. He offers to run a Vignei ram...
Dates: 04 October 1917
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1917

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 01 May 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/29
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Alexander is relieved that Elwes enjoyed inspecting his sheep, although he considers Elwes' aim of trying to manufacture a breed of sheep with the hardiness of Welsh and the size and fleece of Lincoln longwools to be an impossibility. He reports the birth of a fat-tailed ram lamb out of his best ewe. Ewart should treat Mr [Guracy?]'s letter with caution, as he is an untrained observer and Alexander has known him to make errors.

Dates: 01 May 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 06 June 1912

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/38
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Alexander writes that he is enclosing a cheque for the half-bred ponies, and he would be delighted to have a Siberian lamb to cross-breed with. He asks whether Ewart would have any use for mismarked calves of the white cattle, as well as any black 'Soa' ewe lambs.

Dates: 06 June 1912
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1912

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 06 June 1914

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/10
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Alexander reports that his pregnant mare has died. He asks whether Ewart would like to take on all of his fat-rumped ewes for £10. He has a donkey very near foaling by the mule 'Jacob', which proves that he can still get stock. He states that can give Ewart the breeding of the sheep if he saw them.

Dates: 06 June 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1914

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 10 June 1914

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/11
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Alexander writes that he doesn't have very many old sheep but plenty of piebalds and shearling rams for 30 shillings each as well as a black ewe which interested Elwes. He asks Ewart to let him know which sheep he wants as he must send all his spare stock to market due to the drought.

Dates: 10 June 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1914

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from T.M.A White, 13 November 1922

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/28/14
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White writes that he has managed to get nine ewes which he thinks ought to suit Ewart, and provides details about the wool and transportation of them.

The bottom half of the page has been torn off so there is some text missing.

Dates: 13 November 1922
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1922

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from T.M.A White, 13 December 1924

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/30/10
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White writes that it has not been possible to get untupped white ewes this season and complains that the demand for Moorit and fawn wool, as well as pure white wool, has become very scarce and a large proportion of the white is either tinged with red or yellow. He intends to start a flock of white ewes the following year,

Dates: 13 December 1924
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1924

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from T.M.A White, 14 September 1925

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/31/12
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White writes that he has decided not to breed with any more Moorit sheep at present as the native Shetland sheep are currently a drag on the wool market. He plans to purchase a few good white ewes to put to the Merino tup.

Dates: 14 September 1925
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1925

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