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Photograph of a herd of Chartley Park cattle standing in a field in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Photograph of the herd of Chartley Wild [White] cattle in a field next to a feeding barn in the early 20th century.

Oliphant reports that the yellow 'mongal' mare did not produce a foal but that he hopes she is now with foal after being covered by his Przewalski's stallions. He has two Przewalski's foals now living after one was killed the previous year. He has recently acquired a Chartley bull calf from the Zoological Gardens as well as some cattle from Chartley itself.

Wickham, a cousin of and agent for Colonel Congreve, provides further details of the cattle at Chartley as well as other cattle he has purchased, and asks for Ewart's advice on the cross-breeding of these cattle.

Wickham asks for clarification on the probability Ewart provided that a quarter of the cross-bred offspring of the cattle at Chartley with other breeds of cattle will be true to type.

Wickham writes that Ewart and his wife would be welcome to stay with him before visiting the Chartley cattle as well as the cattle at Vaynol. He also mentions that Colonel Congreve would like to meet him and asks Ewart to confirm the date of his arrival.

Spencer Ewart writes to ask James Cossar Ewart if his friend Lieutenant Colonel Congreve may write to him about the Chartley herd of white wild cattle which Congreve is trying to save from extinction.