Woburn Abbey
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 13 April 1909
Oliphant writes that the Duke of Bedford wishes to send Ewart three Przewalski's hybrids, a Mongolian pony mare and a Przewalski's stallion and he warns Ewart that they are not tame.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 26 May 1909
Oliphant writes that one of the Przewalski's mares has died after miscarrying her foal. He asks if Ewart could let them have the use of his Przewalski's mare that season to keep the race going. He reports that a Przewalski's foal and two hybrids have been born, but they have not yet been able to approach them to ascertain their gender.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 11 February 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 14 June 1907
Oliphant reports that the little pony mare had a colt foal and that one of their crossbred ponies has been injured.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 13 May 1908
Oliphant writes about the birth of the first hybrid foal out of one of Ewart's mares, as he suspects that his first letter reporting this has gone missing. He wants to know whether Ewart wishes to take the experiment any further.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 29 September 1910
Oliphant writes that the Duke of Bedford has consented to take the Przewalski's mare and hybrid foal back to Woburn at the request of Mrs Collier, whose husband was in charge of the matter. Oliphant asks Ewart to resolve the issue, as the mare is his property.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 03 October 1910
Oliphant reminds Ewart that the matter of the Przewalski's mare and hybrid foal was between Ewart and Mr Collier at the stud farm and that the Duke of Bedford has only agreed to keep them at Woburn as a favour owing to Mr Collier's illness.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 14 February 1911
Oliphant reports that the Duke of Bedford will gladly send a young stallion along with the Przewalski's mare and the hybrid filly, on the understanding that the Woburn estate gets the first-born Przewalski's filly foal.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from George A. Oliphant, 01 March 1911
Oliphant writes that he will communicate further with Ewart about the Indian cattle. He dispatched the Przewalski's mare and hybrid filly to Claud Alexander, but the stallion could not be sent due to being too violent.
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- Fillies 2
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- Animal housing 1
- Cattle 1
- Colt (horse) 1
- Cross-Breeding 1
- Donkeys 1
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- Grevy's zebra 1
- Highland Pony 1
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- Ponies 1
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