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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 11 February 1910
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/3
Scope and Contents
Oliphant asks if Ewart himself can't manage to carry ouy the experiment with the female foal out of the Przewalski's mare by the Highland pony and a hybrid male by a Przewalski's stallion out of a pony mare, as space is getting cramped at Woburn. He reports that they are going through with the experiment crossing Nepalese unicorn sheep with Southdown sheep, and they propose to do a similar experiment with Grevy's zebras and French Giant donkeys. The Duke of Bedford also asks Ewart's advice...
Dates:
11 February 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 21 August 1907
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/38
Scope and Contents
Oliphant writes that the little donkey came from Ceylon and he will provide further information about him shortly. The Grevy's zebra has not foaled yet and Oliphant will try to tame the Przewalski's hybrid when the weather turns cold.
Dates:
21 August 1907
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 29 March [1915]
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/8
Scope and Contents
Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford', suggests that Ewart visits Woburn when he comes to London, as he has a fine Italian donkey-zebra hybrid.
The year is not written on the letter.
Dates:
29 March [1915]
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