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Russell, Herbrand Arthur, 11th Duke of Bedford, 1858-1940

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 05 May 1907

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/15
Scope and Contents

Oliphant asks on behalf of the Duke of Bedford for confirmation on when the ponies are likely to arrive at Woburn. He also asks with what stallion Ewart would like them to be crossed.

Dates: 05 May 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 13 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/44
Scope and Contents

Osborn states that the pony has arrived safely in New York. He will have the animal photographed for Ewart soon. He mentions not having read the papers by Mendel and Bateson. He announces that he will be writing to the Duke of Bedford to say that he would be interested in receiving the skeleton of one of his Russian horses if one should die. He also states that James Gidley is revising the species of their miocene, and he criticises Othniel Charles Marsh's phylogeny.

Dates: 13 June 1902

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