Dawley writes that 'Professor W.M Ryder' of Syracuse University has been looking over his flock of Persian Fur Sheep. He asks Ewart to send him a bulletin on sheep breeding.

Elwes agrees with Ewart on Wallace's proposition concerning the Karakul sheep, and states that he has declined to sign the application unless it is considerably modified, with Ewart's original writing to be reinstated.

Elwes writes that it appears that the sheep called Karakul are in Austria and it may be that they are worth importing. He is writing to the Ministry of Agriculture in Austria to find out more about them.

The year is not written on the letter.

Elwes writes that he is ready to send his four fat-tailed ewes to Ewart, and that he is also sending some wool samples from Colonel Powney's sheep. He also encloses a letter concerning sheep which may be the Swiss Bundtner, and recommends that Ewart write to the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture to enquire where the Karakul sheep are to be seen.