Woburn Abbey
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 14 April 1906
Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford' apologises for a hurried visit to Ewart the previous day and invites him to visit him at Woburn to see his Tibetan kiangs.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 09 April 1907
Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford', writes that he is ready to continue experiments with Przewalski's horses and asks Ewart to send the pony mares that he wants to cross to Woburn. He comments that his Grevy's zebra is due to foal soon.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 14 March 1909
Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford', writes that he is enclosing the cheque for £100 and that he hopes Ewart will succeed in proving that the present horse had more than one wild ancestor.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 29 March [1915]
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.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lady Estella Mary Hope, 13 January 1902
Hope thanks Ewart for the photographs of the Przewalski's foals. She hopes to be able to see them when Arthur Cecil takes them to Woburn. She also mentions the Basuto pony that was sold at a Manchester auctioneer's the previous year, and belonged to a Mr Hardacre from South Africa.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 10 December 1904
Cecil confirms the details of his forthcoming visit to Penicuik. He comments on the 'jolly muddle' at Woburn Abbey about what is a kiang or not.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Reginald Innes Pocock, 04 October 1917
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 14 March 1911
Alexander writes that he has received a Przewalski's colt from Woburn and that he will give him some training before letting him run with the mares.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Ganson Brothers, 11 May 1904
The letter requests some further particulars of the pony belonging to Lord Cecil which is for sale.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Ganson Brothers, 14 May 1904
The letter requests more detailed particulars about Lord Cecil's pony than Ewart previously provided. The purchasers intend to cross the stallion with Shetland mares to produce a reliable carting and ploughing pony for crofters.
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- Mares 27
- Animals--Transportation 18
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- Horse Sale 5
- Physical Characteristics 5
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- Kiang 4
- Mongolian Pony 4
- Colt (horse) 3
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