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

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 17 March 1915

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/4
Scope and Contents

Oliphant, on behalf of the Duke of Bedford, offers Ewart a yearling filly by a Przewalski's stallion out of the Mongolian mare. If Ewart would not like to have the mare, perhaps the 'Edinburgh Garden' would.

Dates: 17 March 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 13 April 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/11
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 13 April 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 25 March 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/10
Scope and Contents

Oliphant writes that the Duke of Bedford wishes to know what Ewart would like to to do further with the experiments at Woburn with cross-breeding a Przewalski's horse with pony mares. He wonders if the Mongolian stallion kiang and mare would be of any use to Ewart to experiment with on the land he has recently acquired.

Dates: 25 March 1909

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