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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Hubert R. Catchpole, 01 November 1933

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/38/5
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Catchpole enquires whether copies of Ewart's pamphlet 'A critical period in the development of the horse' are still available, as he is working on problems surrounding the appearance during early pregnancy of sex hormones in the blood stream of the mare.

Dates: 01 November 1933
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1932-1935

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J. Oscar Muntz, 11 November 1905

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/42
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Muntz asks Ewart's advice on the best book relating to the question of colour (in breeding) of animals, particularly the horse. He has a stud of moorland ponies on Dartmoor, Devon and hopes to experiment with some of the ponies at a later date.

Dates: 11 November 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James MacDonald, 14 February 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/3
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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.

Dates: 14 February 1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 20 May 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/53
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Forsyth reports that the other members of the Congested Districts Board are complimentary about Ewart's proposed Report on Ponies, although because parts of it have already appeared in the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society, they do not wish to publish it. He hopes that the pony 'Atholl' has arrived in South Uist.

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

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, [1905]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/45
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Forsyth writes that he has sent on the draft 'Sire and Service of Mares' from 1906 to Mackintosh and would be glad of any rough notes on the Monkstadt ponies (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board). The back of the letter contains notes in Ewart's hand on a list of names to whom he has sent his 'Tarpan' paper (possibly 'The Tarpan and its Relationship with Wild and Domestic Horses').

Letter is undated but likely to be from the year 1905.

Dates: [1905]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 17 March 1908

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/6
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Forsyth congratulates Ewart on his letter to The Scotsman, which he states fits in very well with Forsyth's report on the Stud Farm.

Dates: 17 March 1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1908

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Ritchie, 26 October 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/45
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Ritchie writes that he has searched in vain for his notes on the animals from several archaeological stages in France but he provides Ewart with some notes on the archaeological findings in various places. He also writes that he is sending Hoernes' book for reference.

Dates: 26 October 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Ritchie, 02 September 1928

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/34/6
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Ritchie provides details about a paper he has seen in Nature concerning the moulting of the Hoatzin bird from down into feathers. He wonders whether Ewart should try to obtain a loan of the specimens or a sample of the down for examination.

Dates: 02 September 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1928

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James S. Gordon, 07 April 1899

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/17
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Gordon congratulates Ewart on the publication of the Penycuik Experiments, which he feels will be of great interest and benefit to breeders of horses.

Dates: 07 April 1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1899

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Wilson, 03 November 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/86
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Wilson enquires if Ewart still has a paper which Wilson loaned to him, Thomas McKenny Hughes' The Evolution of British Cattle (1894), as he would like to use it for some slides he is preparing.

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

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