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Animals--Transportation

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles L. Sutherland, 09 January 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/3
Scope and Contents Sutherland expresses interest that Duff Assheton-Smith has purchased 'Romulus' and the wild asiatic ass. He refers to Percy St Michael Podmore's recent article in The Feathered World, asks where he can obtain one of his pamphlets to which Ewart refers and discusses aspects of Podmore's dove breeding. He states that he has sent for two Rockbeare white wild rabbits to be sent to Ewart in Penicuik. He concludes by stating that if Henry Flower had been a practical...
Dates: 09 January 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel Edward Donald Malcolm, 16th Laird of Poltalloch, 27 January 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/16
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Malcolm asks Ewart to procure him some anti-tick virus to innoculate the bull he is going to send out to Jamaica, and provides details about the bulls sent out there by his father, all of whom died.

Dates: 27 January 1916

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 22 March 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/6
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Oliphant writes that he will send the Przewalski's mare and foal to Ewart after Easter and confirms the travel arrangements. He also states that if the mare's next foal is a female, it will be sent to Woburn.

Dates: 22 March 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 01 April 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/8
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Ewart asks Ewart to confirm what is to be done with the sending of the Przewalski's mare after Collier's enquiry regarding the housing of the mare.

Dates: 01 April 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 20 March 1914

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/3
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Oliphant writes that he is glad the hybrids arrived safely and that he considers the mare to be the best of the three in every respect.

Dates: 20 March 1914

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 22 March 1915

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/5
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Oliphant writes that he will make arrangement for despatching the hybrid to Ewart, although the railway is not to be depended on due to the movement of troops.

Dates: 22 March 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 27 March 1915

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/6
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Oliphant confirms arrangements for the transportation of the hybrid to Ewart.

Dates: 27 March 1915

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

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/11
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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, 21 April 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/12
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Oliphant asks Ewart to give his opinion on sending the three Przewalski's hybrids in separate crates due to their wildness.

Dates: 21 April 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 26 April 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/13
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Oliphant writes that they will keep the Mongolian mare at Woburn until she foals before sending her to Ewart, and that he will send the Przewalski's hybrids in crates shortly.

Dates: 26 April 1909