Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16


came of her. She was rather thick.sct and
perhaps would weigh 1000 lbs, more or less.
He owned two other gray horses while lived
with him. MIR. Rising owned the mare when
| left.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH G.. BALLOON.
So. GARDINER, Nov. 4, lSS5.
JOSEPH BATrELL, Esq:
Dear Sir left Mr.. Rising in May, 1872; liv.
ed with him some six or eight years more or
less. Mr.. Rufus Rising had Il gray mare pre-.
vious to ls4l, but have no recollection where
he got her or what became other.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH g. BALLOON.
These letters may be considered as set |
Ting the fact that the gray mare that |
Icno Rising owned was not the dam of
Ethan. 1t is very probable, however.
that he used to drive the dam of Ethan
while his brother Rufus owned her, and |
that from this circumstance, coupled with.
the fact that he, Ieno, also had gray
mare at the same time. some confusion
has arisen and some have supposed that
Ieno owned the other mare.
The following further CORES pondcnce
was had with Mr.. G. VI. Balcom.
MIpp1EBt-RY, Vt, Dec H. lssj.
C. VI. BALLOON, Esq:
Dear Sir:-l want especially to learn how
the gray mare passed from Rufus Rising to
Warner Cook. Perhaps it was through Cal
Mcintyre. DO you know who he was or do
you know whether he ever owned her; DO
You think She was owned by John Glazicr be
fore She went into Rising's hands; Please
state the year of your birth.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
RosESDALE, Dee. 6, lSSj.
Dear Sir think the mare you inquire for
passed direct from Rufus Rising to Warner
Cook Caleb Mcintyre did not live in Hague
many years, and think he left that town be
fore Rising parted with the mare am posi-
tive that John Glazier never owned her, a. the
mare that he owned and called fast was
dark brown or black, and the dam of Ethan
was nearly white. was born in Hague, y.
Y, in June, ISIS.
Yours truly,
MIpDLBURY, VT, Dec. 10, lsSj
| c. NJ. BALLOON, ESD:
De0r Sir:-Iours OF Dec received. I'M
derstand that John Glazier had two mares at
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gray. DO you think this might have been so;
understand now that Warner Cook got this
gray mare OF a Mr.. wallace, who got her of
Wm H. Balcom, now of Argo, III. What do
YOU think of this: DO you think Rufus Rising
may have got this mare of Reuben Potter;
Can You remember Reuben Pottcr's owning
such mare, perhaps IA colt when he owned
her:
Truly yours
JOSEPH BATTELL.
RosENDALE, Wis, Dec. p, ls,j.
D,ar Sir:-In answer to yours of the 18th
inst. have to say that | am positive that
John Glazier or VIM. II. Balloon never owned
the dam OF Ethan Allen. The first rcmem.
Der OF her was when was quite Il boy, before
| came to manhood. She WAS owned by Ru.
tus Rising, who owned her number OF years
and called her his cold colt. If Rising sold
her to other parties than Warner Cook, they
kept her but Il short time, and never heard
of the transfer do not remember of Reuben
Pottcr's ever owning gray mare or II gray
colt. Mrs. George Clarke of Ticonderoga
only surviving child of Warner Cook, may
remember OF whom her father had the mare.
Truly yours,
c. NJ. BALLOON
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Dee. %, lSs5.
{. VI. BALC0M ESD:
Dear Sir am much obliged to you foi
your letters. Will you please state now how
late you remember Rufus Risings owning
this mare; when did you leave Hague; hi,
Mr.. Rising own her as late rs lS3s; Were YOU
acquainted with VIM. II. Balcom, and do YOU
remember his owning "A gray or whitish mare
about that time: DO you think Mr.. Rising
owned this mare as early as ISIS? Have yol
any idea when and of whom Mr.. Rising go
this mare: Did he raise ay colts from her
Do YOU remember the mare in Warner Cook
1 hands? 4 further answer will much oblige
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL,
[ ROsENDALE, Jan. 4, lSS6.
| Dear Sir:-Yours of 26th ult. received. II
reply-Mr. Rising may have owned the mar'
as early as ISIS, but do not remember he
until two or three years later. She was not
colt when first knew her. He owned her "A
: late as ls3s. Whether he raised or bought he
= | do not know; if he bought her, have n
idea of whom. do not remember OF her hay
ing raised any colts while Rising owned hei
| remember her in the hands of Warner COol
I | left Hague in August, lSi5, | made my HON
{ with VIM. II. Balloon for some years; he owl
ed a gray mare, but she had been hipped an
was very lame, and she was not the dam {
Ethan Allen.
Yours truly,
{. NJ. BALLOON.
MlDDLEBURN, VI, Jan. :, lSsd.
Y c. NJ. BALLOON, ESD:
Dear Sir:-lour prompt answer is receive,
viii you now state when you first went to "
e II. BalcOm's; Also state what year you lc
him: And what years he owned the hippo
gray mare; DO you know of whom he got tn
e mare; DO you know whether Rufus Rsiu
r had owned her previously; Who did Mr.. Ba
n com let have her, and what became of h,
afterwards;
Both Mrs. W. II. Cook now living and
II b. Woodward of saratoga springs, told Ii
/, that the dam of Ethan was hippcd \ nun
:. Der who drove her when Mr.. Cook and VI
Holcomb owned her said she was lame.
Now how do you know that the VIM. II. Ba
I com mare was not the dam of Ethan; Pea'
d think this over carefully and see if you migl
not be mistaken. We have some very stror
reasons to believe il was the same mare Al