Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-15
VERMONT MORGAN.
Yours respectfully,
ii. u. CHURCHILL


MIDDLEBURI, March &, 1885.
MR.. JOHN LEWIS,
Dear Sir am told that you bred the horse
now know AS Vermont Morgan, large bay
stallion sold by you to D. II. Morse, West Ran
dolph. Will you please inform me what was
the name of the horse that got Vermont Nor
gan, who owned him at that time and what
horse did you understand sired him. Also
give name and address of his breeder, il
known. Also who bred the dam of Vermont
Morgan and what was her breeding as far as
you know.
The above information will greatly oblige.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATrELL.
Please return this le tier with your reply.
BRIDGEwATER CORNERS, March u, 1881.
MIR. BATTELL.
Dear SA:-In answer to your welcome letter
would say the stallion you wrote me about,
Vermont Morgan-his pet name is Fred
was named so the day he was born; his birth
day is May 4. Fred was sired by General
Grant Hopkins Horse. Mr.. Hopkins is
dead, but he raised Frcds father and he was a
large, powerful horse, very dark chestnut and
he was sired by old Green Mountain Morgan.
Mr., Hopkins owned his dam. She was a Sher-
man Morgan. have been to Mr.. Hopkins
farm. Fred's dam was a twin, a blood bay,
round and Il perfect mare. She was sired by
the Cox horse, so-called. He was IL bay and IA
very nice horse. The Cox horse has the blood
of the Randall Blazing star and old Walker
Horse so-callcd.
flbcrt Adams of South Woodstock raised
Frcds dam and II good many other colts from
the same mare. He raised one colt that was
sired by the Cox Horse and foacd by Frcds
grand-dam that was sold for $1,000 Mr. Adams
now has horse that he raised from the same
mare He is % years old this spring / have
a mare IL years old this spring, same color OF
Fred and sired by the same horse and out OF
the Adams mare. Fred sired II colt for Hen
ry Nondcll that man refused $4,000 for last
fall and could have bought the old mare ut
the time of service for $50.
J. =. LEWIS.
z. :. Mr.. Adams gave Frcd's dam TO his
daghter and his daughter married Ed. Nc
Grath of south Woodstock. | bought Fred
when he was two years old. Ifyou ever come
this way, call and see me. | can tell you some
things about Fred that would surprise you.
He worked for living while owned him.
He has helped another small horse draw green
cord wood seven miles and carry from one
to one and one-half cords to ii load and made
two trips II day. He has sawed wood,
worked on the moving machine, and in II
heavy meat cart. This is only Il little that
Fred has done for me. 1t makes my eyes feel
moist to write about him so much so / will
change. have another mare. She is chest
nut and wont weigh over 700 lbs. Her
dam was the Edwin Bridge mare. She was
! sired by old Green Mountain and my little
mare was sired by one old Green Mountains
colts, and there is nothing in Windsor county
| that can cross the Green Mountains over and
back the same day-30 miles-quicker and ca
sier than she can. | have also gcldng, five
this spring; his dam was sired by the same
horse Fred was. He was raised on farm,
never stayed away from home nights since
he was born, until bought him n few weeks
ago and never had IA shoe on him until
bought him. He is u IL hands high, perfectly
sound and very stylish, but kind. guess |
have written more than you will care to read,
so will close. Should like to hear from
Fred once i'm II while.
Yours with respect,
j. L. LEWIS.