Animals--Transportation
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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 26 April 1909
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/13
Scope and Contents
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
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, 22 March 1910
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/6
Scope and Contents
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
Scope and Contents
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 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