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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 06 October 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/110
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Ridgeway asks if there is a chance of seeing Ewart in Cambridge before his University session begins in October. He reports that his book has gone to press and that he has incorporated the results of Ewart's experiments with the Kiang horse. He reports on his visit to Southport for a British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.

Dates: 06 October 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 29 August 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/93
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Ridgeway states that it is most probable that the Libyan horse in a wild state had more strongly defined stripes than when domesticated and refers to Azara's example of wild and tame cattle in South America differing in colours. He writes that if Ewart agrees he will insert this into the revised last chapter of his book. He has heard that Pocock is going to publish the bay quagga as a new variety or species and asks Ewart to send him an illustrative block of the Hebridean stallion.

Dates: 29 August 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 05 September 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/95
Scope and Contents Ridgeway writes that he is pleased that Ewart plans to go to Mexico to see the mustangs and states that he has full historical details about the horses which the Spaniards took to North America. He will insert Ewart's remarks regarding 'stockings' colouration into the draft of his book and refers to the death of Matthew Horace Hayes. Ridgeway states that while he is happy to write in support of Ewart's application for £300 from the Carnegie Institute, he recommends that his case...
Dates: 05 September 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 14 December [1910]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/46
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Turner thanks Ewart for sending him the cutting from The Field and describes the bones he has acquired from various whales.

The year is not written on the letter.

Dates: 14 December [1910]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from T.F Dale, [c. February 1916]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/17
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Dale writes that he is indebted to Ewart for his introduction to 'the horses of the British Empire', which he would like to see reprinted in a more accessible form. He asks whether Ewart will be in London for the Pony Show on 02 March and asks him to look over his five or six groups of New Foresters competing for a cup.

Letter is undated.

Dates: [c. February 1916]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1916

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from The Biograph Studio, 23 September 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/103
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The Society request thats Ewart sits for a portrait to appear in their 'University Series'.

Dates: 23 September 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the editor of the Scottish Journal of Agriculture, 17 January 1924

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/30/2
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The Editor writes that Crew has suggested that Ewart contribute an article to the Journal on the subject of sheep breeding in Australia and New Zealand.

Dates: 17 January 1924
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1924

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Secretary of the Royal Society, 15 January 1930

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/36/2
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The Secretary requests Ewart on behalf of the Society to prepare an obituary notice for Professor Philip J. White to be published in the Proceedings of the Society.

Dates: 15 January 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1930

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodor Mortensen, 28 June 1906

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/12/18
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Mortensen writes concerning his query about P. phiale, a type of Pourtalesia, which he is trying to identify correctly from Wyville Thomson's description in his 'Memoir on the Echinoidea of the Porcupine Expedition' (1874) and from A. Agasse's report on the Challenger expedition. He asks if Ewart whether the 'Edinburgh Museum' might have a specimen for him to compare with his own.

Dates: 28 June 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1906

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Thomas Noack, 02 December 1898

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/26
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Noack informs Ewart of his concern that his collection of original drawings and photographs of zebras have not been returned to him as promised. Noack writes that he loaned this collection to a Dr J.P Prajak of the University of Edinburgh for Prajak's projected book 'Striped Horses of Africa'. Noack urges Ewart to ensure that the collection is returned to him.

Dates: 02 December 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1898