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Animals--Transportation

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 190 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 30 April 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/14
Scope and Contents Oliphant reports a delay in sending the Przewalski's hybrids to Ewart due to having to make adjustments to the size of the crates. He provides details on the animals so that Ewart can identify them when they arrive.
Dates: 30 April 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 03 June 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/16
Scope and Contents Oliphant provides details on sending Ewart's Przewalski's mare and foal to Woburn. He reports the death of two of their horses, and that two of the pony mares have foaled.
Dates: 03 June 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 05 February 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/2
Scope and Contents Oliphant asks on behalf of the Duke of Bedford whether Ewart wishes to have the female foal out of the Przewalski's mare sent to Woburn in the summer. He remarks that the animal has interestingly taken after the sire rather than showing dominant Przewalski's characteristics.
Dates: 05 February 1910

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

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/3
Scope and Contents 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
Scope and Contents 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
Scope and Contents Oliphant confirms arrangements for the transportation of the hybrid to Ewart.
Dates: 27 March 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from D. Deuchars, 06 June 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/63
Scope and Contents Deuchars informs Ewart of the insurance costs for the transport of two ponies in a horse box from Penicuik to North Berwick.
Dates: 06 June 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Dalgety and Company Ltd, 21 July 1925

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/31/9
Scope and Contents The company includes in their letter the contents of all the correspondence that has passed between themselves, O.R Falkiner and T.H Gillespie concerning the shipment of Soay sheep to Australia, in order to clarify an apparent misunderstanding on Ewart's part about what kind of sheep Falkiner wants.
Dates: 21 July 1925

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Dalgety and Company Ltd, 04 August 1925

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/31/11
Scope and Contents The company writes that it would be wise for Ewart to find out whether Falkiner wants 'the old type' of Soay sheep or the 'improved Soay-Siberian sheep' before proceeding with the arrangements for transporting the sheep.
Dates: 04 August 1925

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Digby Willoughby, 27 May 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/57
Scope and Contents Willoughby, who signs himself 'Middleton', accepts Ewart's offer of the young stallion to go to Applecross and asks him to arrange the journey. He remarks that he has never found the pony's sister with the white mane and tail to be in season.
Dates: 27 May 1904