Oliphant, George A., Colonel, fl 1898-1910 (employee on Woburn estate, Bedfordshire (England))
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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, 13 May 1908
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/15
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
13 May 1908
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 02 June 1908
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/18
Scope and Contents
Oliphant notes that Ewart requested the Przewalski's foal to be sent to the taxidermist Rowland Ward, but he trusts they will not have another mishap as there is only one foal this year. He reports that Ewart's third Przewalski's mare foaled that morning, as well as the Mongolian pony, but the offspring are all males. He asks if Ewart would consider carrying out the experiment further.
Dates:
02 June 1908
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- Hybrids 2
- Przewalski's Horse 2
- Cross-Breeding 1
- Donkeys 1
- Grevy's zebra 1
- Highland Pony 1
- Mongolian Pony 1
- Physical Characteristics 1
- Sheep 1
- Soay sheep 1
- Southdown sheep 1
- Stallions 1
- Taxidermy 1 + ∧ less
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