Oliphant, George A., Colonel, fl 1898-1910 (employee on Woburn estate, Bedfordshire (England))
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 19 August 1898
Oliphant announces the birth of a chestnut foal at Woburn Abbey: the product of a zebra mare and an Arabian sire horse, and with stripes and dappling on its legs, thighs and body.
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, 22 May 1908
Oliphant writes that he has unfortunately cremated Ewart's Przewalski's foal, as Ewart's telegram arrived too late to instruct otherwise. He reports that another of Ewart's mares has foaled, but that the offspring is male again.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 02 June 1908
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.
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, 03 June 1909
Oliphant provides details on sending Ewart's Przewalski's mare and foal to Woburn. He reports the death of two of their horses, and that two of the pony mares have foaled.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 05 February 1910
Oliphant asks on behalf of the Duke of Bedford whether Ewart wishes to have the female foal out of the Przewalski's mare sent to Woburn in the summer. He remarks that the animal has interestingly taken after the sire rather than showing dominant Przewalski's characteristics.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 11 February 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 22 March 1910
Oliphant writes that he will send the Przewalski's mare and foal to Ewart after Easter and confirms the travel arrangements. He also states that if the mare's next foal is a female, it will be sent to Woburn.
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.
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- Animals--Transportation 3
- Experiments 3
- Ponies 3
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- Horses--Wounds and injuries 2
- Physical Characteristics 2
- Pregnancy in animals 2
- Stallions 2
- Animal Breeding 1
- Animal Markings 1
- Animal housing 1
- Arabian Horses 1
- Bulls 1
- Characters and characteristics 1
- Cross-Breeding 1
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- Fillies 1
- Gender 1
- Grevy's zebra 1
- Highland Pony 1
- Horse Farms 1
- Horse Sale 1
- Mongolian Pony 1
- Sheep 1
- Soay sheep 1
- Southdown sheep 1
- Taxidermy 1
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