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Animals--Transportation

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from G.P. Lort, 20 October 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/22
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Lort writes that he will send Mr Pocock one St Kilda ewe and a Welsh ewe. He offers to send Ewart a ewe out of a St Kilda by a Shropshire ram and a lamb by a Red Manx as well as the Welsh ewe lambs and St Kilda ewes.

Dates: 20 October 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from G.P. Lort, 25 October 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/25
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Lort writes that the sheep he was going to send Ewart were found not to be pure-bred, and that he will send him a Welsh ewe and a St Kilda ewe when his crates are returned.

Dates: 25 October 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from G.P Lort, 10 November 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/74
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Lort writes that he won't send any Manx ram and 'Soa' ewe crosses as there is a chance of them being mated. However he will send Ewart some first crosses from Southdown and 'Soa' ewes that are unmated, and provides details about their transportation. He also asks if Ewart would like a Manx ram or adult 'Soa' ram.

Dates: 10 November 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 28 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/26
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Osborn writes regarding the Shetland stallion that he had asked Ewart to purchase for him. He requests that the stallion be shipped from Glasgow to New York with Anchor Line and requests that if the pony should die en route, that his body be preserved. He also provides details of his striped dun which is being shipped East.

Dates: 28 March 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 13 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/44
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Osborn states that the pony has arrived safely in New York. He will have the animal photographed for Ewart soon. He mentions not having read the papers by Mendel and Bateson. He announces that he will be writing to the Duke of Bedford to say that he would be interested in receiving the skeleton of one of his Russian horses if one should die. He also states that James Gidley is revising the species of their miocene, and he criticises Othniel Charles Marsh's phylogeny.

Dates: 13 June 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn (unsigned), 23 May 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/41
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Osborn writes regarding the safe arrival of his Shetland pony in New York for an exhibition. Dr Matthew is sending Ewart casts of horses' feet for his examination. He also reports the safe arrival of his striped dun.

Dates: 23 May 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, [c.11 June 1911]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/33
Scope and Contents Elwes writes from Shetland that he has had a pleasant and successful trip seeing 'some of the best sheep in Shetland', although he fears that there are no pure Shetland sheep left. He provides details of the sheep he has purchased. He wishes to see Ewart on his journey south to arrange the forwarding of the ewe hoggs Elwes has bought from him. He urges Ewart to examine the wool which he addressed to Wallace at the University. The letter is undated but marked 'Sunday', which,...
Dates: [c.11 June 1911]

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, [c. June 1911]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/39
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Elwes writes that he will settle with the people of Shetland how many sheep to send and when. He also wants sheep from Fairisle and Foula. Balfour of Dawyck wants some sheep sent along with them, and Elwes asks Ewart if he knows of any place near Leith where the sheep could rest for a week en route. He writes that Wallace is hoping to get a grant to carry out cross-breeding experiments at the University and has suggested working together.

The letter is undated.

Dates: [c. June 1911]

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 11 August 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/42
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Elwes writes that he has received a letter from Duncan Robertson of Kirkwall to say that he had got Elwes a pair of North Ronaldsay sheep. Elwes will ask him to send them to Ewart and he is welcome to keep them for a year if they are of interest. He is also enclosing 50 copies of the circular and can provide a list of the recipients.

Dates: 11 August 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry John Elwes, 18 August 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/45
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Elwes writes that if Duncan Robertson cannot keep the two North Ronaldsay sheep until September, he has been instructed to send them to Ewart.

Dates: 18 August 1911