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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson, 19 November 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/31

Scope and Contents

Patterson writes that he is glad Ewart is pleased with the zebra skin, and that he shot the animal near the Iseolo River. He remarks that it is a shame that zebras are not domesticated, as East Africa badly needs animal transport immune from 'the [Tsetse] fly'.

Dates

  • Creation: 19 November 1909

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 leaf

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Extent

From the Series: 4 boxes

Physical Location

CLX-A-1137

Physical Description

1 leaf

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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