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Ponies

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 07 May 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/16
Scope and Contents

Oliphant gives instructions to Ewart concerning the sending of the ponies to Woburn. He thinks that the ponies will need to be housed in Leighton and asks Ewart to confirm arrangements.

Dates: 07 May 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 13 May 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/18
Scope and Contents

Oliphant confirms the safe arrival of the ponies and that a Przewalski's stallion will be put with them shortly.

Dates: 13 May 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 14 June 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/24
Scope and Contents

Oliphant reports that the little pony mare had a colt foal and that one of their crossbred ponies has been injured.

Dates: 14 June 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 16 June 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/25
Scope and Contents

Oliphant reports that the last-born colt foal from Ewart's pony mare has died after being injured by some steers or a young bull. He asks what the arrangement will be about the pony mares and whether they are to purchase them from Ewart.

Dates: 16 June 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 21 June 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/27
Scope and Contents

Oliphant writes that the Duke of Bedford will purchase the three pony mares from Ewart but not the Przewalski's mare.

Dates: 21 June 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 12 August 1908

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/26
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Oliphant writes that as neither the brown pony or the foal is not in good condition, he has recommended that the Duke of Bedford have them destroyed unless Ewart has a particular interest in them. He wonders if Ewart would like the carcase of the foal sent to him.

Dates: 12 August 1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1908

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

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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from David Love, 06 July 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/72
Scope and Contents

Love states that he has examined 14 ponies for callosities on the hind legs and offers to sell Ewart any of the ponies he is interested in.

Dates: 06 July 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 30 December 1915

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/30
Scope and Contents

Willoughby, who signs himself 'Middleton', thanks Ewart for sending him his paper. He comments on the retreat of the ponies belonging to the Ross Mountain Battery from the Dardanelles. He heard from the director of army remounts that when the Lovat scouts were dismounted all their mates were returned to Scotland and sold at various places.

Dates: 30 December 1915
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Digby Willoughby, 20 May 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/54
Scope and Contents

Willoughby, who signs himself 'Middleton', thanks Ewart for the photograph he sent and provides one of his pony (not present). He reports that the daughter of the white-maned mare at Applecross has just foaled to a thoroughbred horse and writes that he will consider the prospect of Ewart's pony going to Applecross.

Dates: 20 May 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

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