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Animals--Transportation

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Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Malcolm McLeod, 27 May 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/56
Scope and Contents

McLeod writes that he is sending Ewart the colt foal, which he hopes he will be pleased with, and asks for expenses to cover the cost.

Dates: 27 May 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

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 Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle, 27 October 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/113
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Prothero thanks Ewart for the pair of pigeons which he sent him.

Dates: 27 October 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Archibald Spencer Lindsay Campbell, 5th Baronet of Succoth, 11 July 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/25
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Campbell writes that the goose-swan hybrid has been captured and that his keeper will bring it to the Edinburgh Zoo the following day.

Dates: 11 July 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1916

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 28 January 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/1
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Alexander writes that he hopes to see Ewart at the Zoological Society's meeting in February where they can discuss arrangements for Alexander taking the mare.

Dates: 28 January 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, 02 March 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/9
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Alexander acknowledges safe receipt of the two ponies and provides a description of them.

Dates: 02 March 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, 30 March 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/15
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Alexander offers to send Ewart his white mare and asks if he may visit Ewart to see his ponies.

Dates: 30 March 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, 03 April 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/17
Scope and Contents

Alexander thanks Ewart for allowing him to see his ponies, and states that he will send the white mare before his visit to Edinburgh.

Dates: 03 April 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, 02 September 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/50
Scope and Contents

Alexander asks whether Ewart still wants to purchase some sheep from him, and makes suggestions for shipping arrangements.

Dates: 02 September 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1911

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