Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22

-. u. BALtOM, EsU.
Dear SRI did not think should have
to write you again, but this is Il very i'm
portant matter, and if it is possible the
facts must be known. You have helped
much, and we think you can more. One
cannot think how much few little facts
will do sometimes in turning the scale
one way or the other. You say YOU see
r. Rising have the little gray. half hip
ped mare when you first went TO Zeno
Rising's in 1884. Did Mr.. Rising drive
her then. If so it will show something as
to her age; for if he did she was four or
five certain, and may have been nearer
ten. From your best recollection and
judgment, and this statement, how old
should you say she was in 1884? An
swer. | should say she was more than
five or six and might have been ten. but
should think not.
Did you know or remember Mr.. Rising
driving the mare before 1891? \. | have
nave no recollection of seeing Mr.. Rising
drive her previous to 1884.
One person states she jumped when Il.
Rising owned her. and that she had to
wear poke. Do you remember any
thing about her wearing a poke or jump
ing: 4. do know very well she jump
ed, for | have chased her for miles, driv-
ing her from L. Rising's colts, but could
not say saw her wear a poke.
The wear she had the colt was it the
year YOU went to live with Ieno, or soon
after that she had the colt? A. think
it sometime after | went there before she
had the colt.
lou say tne colI was uark coioreu'
gray anu %,llle 'lolses are uisrh colo,eo,
Seher"llf piach Wheh 'iieS iolio" 'lieir
uIlils; IL iler ooll war olach 1T iii'ue
gray hprse' II l. was ciies.iul vi pay
II nlaue ti,es.nuu vi pas llolic' Nan
you say IL IL was gay Ut ciiestnuI.
a. ~. Inc Voit was ua.k coioIeu out no.
plach' Gan say whether ciles'n"' vi
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i eaSon nc ''au ' iii ool, anu ,te voi. ipi
ioNins mel w u'u Sou sec eiienl III .iic
patiure "et, , teine' ,t settns .ne,,i
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S',u " 9oe'ns NM uiiNe hoi Will uio
Did YOU hear it said II. Rising half
hlpped her Ill shoW-Dank! A. NO.
Cainh 81 p.,n Lay, Saw, -. navo'i i. e,.s
One person states that w. II. Balcom
bought the Caleb Balloon farm in 1885
ana bought the mare III 1856. HOW 40
io,o i hao, abo',t th t;,, o''Ii'n ~
Rising's that W. II. Balloon bought the
farm but in regard to when he bought
the mare cannon say.
poioon, o,,nirr tbn Ii+tIo 'rrn,. n,oro nr
ever seeing him drive a horse: but after
while you remembered his owning the
NIUE gray mare 10 you remember now
n1emhor ahont ~" coits sho hrnni,l ~ for
him: \. As said before Idon't remem-
Der ever seeing him drive any horse. and
il'Te lio ittollec,ions apout ms coliS, ,,
Bnlcom did own the little ~ray, half him.
ped mare that was hard TO catch. that il.
klslhg once owned: \. am quite sure.
- ''o i,''' ~ W n'iooii'' was 'i''
Y0urs l. G. R,IcoN
GARDINER, Mass.
If will he soon how weII I & R,lcon,.s
of rho littIa rrov half b;nnod
mare that Rufus Rising owned acroes
with the Dissertation piven nv .Justice r
Risinr THAT sba was b,d to o,t,b
iunned and had q Golf If ann no soo,,
how well his Dissertation answers to the
description of Ethan Aliens dam
Mr.. Balcom's statement shows tb,t
Caleb Balloon owned the little gray half
hipped. Rufus Rising mare. and thar fine
w. II. Balcom mare WAS the dam of
Ethan Alien II Is we'll to nota Mr. Raj
com states that he thinks w. IT, RaIcom
hougbt tbo CoIoh R.loor, f,rr, j., 100,
and that no thinks ho sold tho ,,r,,. mana
previous 70 1871
In avarv rasnec+ tbe dissemination ~ II
Ralcom has oivon of tba orav mara thot
he owned. answers 70 that Of tbe dam Of
Ethan Allen excent no s,vs bis mara
was NOT had 70 cotcb did NOT hmm and
bar Iegs wero ,ot ,rool,oa Ia did nat
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If bar hind leos uoro oroo,,od Ia -,
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