Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-19
borse Department.
THE DAM OF ETHAN ALLEN.
A. W. THOMSON SHOWS THAT she WAS
THE OLD RISING AND BALLOON MARE
ADDITIONAL LETTERS.


ADDITIONAL LETTERS.
WOODSTOCK, VT, June 8, 1856.
EBEN GLAZIER, ESQ,
Dear Sir Il understand you once lived
at Hague, n. Y, and that your father
there owned a fine span of mares, black
and gray one. Did you hear your IA
ther say what became of the mares! Did
YOU hear it said that Dea. Hayford
bought the gray one and sold her to Ru-
fus Rising? A. | remember hearing
mother tell of those mares and of X. Ris-
ing having it.
@. What year do you think your faith
er sold the gray mare? a. l don't
know.
@. Did you hear him say who he had
her of: who raised her? A. don't re-
member about that
Q. Did you know of Rufus Rising of
Hague having gray mare from 1880 to
1885? A. have heard my mother tell
of her and of her good qualities.
q. If so, what became of her; do you
think she was the gray mare your father
owned? A. | don't remember, | think
she was.
g. Did you know of Caleb Balloon
and VIM II. Balloon owning a small gray
mare after Rising had his small gray
mare? A. | did not.
Q. If so, was the mare they owned
the gray mare that Rnfus Rising owned?
\. don't know.
Q. If you know in regard to the gray
mare Rising owned. state if you can
where he got her. Did you hear it said
he had her of Reuben Potter or that Ris
ing raised her? A. don't know in re-
gard to this.
Q. What year was you born and what
year did you leave Hague? A. Born in
Hague, Aug. s, lS2S. think we left
there in 1880.
Q. Is either of your fathers brothers
living. If so, give their address or of
any one you think may know something
about it. \. | don't know as any of my
uncles are alive. Geo. jenkins of South
Springfield and Nina jenkins of Athens,
VT, would know.
Give your answers under the questions
that are asked and return this and very
much oblige. have just received let
ter from your brother at Waltham.
Yours respectfully,
ALLEN W. THOMSON.
L. :. This is something | had not
thought of for a long time; and if |
should call to mind anything more de-
finite, will write you.
Yours.
+. l.. GLAZIER.
SECOND LETTER FROM E. L GLAzIER.
WOODSTOCK, VT, June Is, 1856.
f. l.. GLAzIER, ESQ,
Dear Sr:-Did you hear any one say
how old the gray mare was when your
father got her: A. | think mother said
three years old.
q. How long do you think he owned
her: A. don't know.
Q. Did you hear it said Andrew Bev.
ms raised her: A. | did not.
q. 1t is stated that Andrew Bevins
brought from Vermont, from the tow
of Shoreham, a mare that he raised two
or three colts from. One was Il gray
mare. IIoyt johnson says that this gray
mare that Bevins raised may have beer
the gray mare your father owned. Die
YOU ever hear anything like this sale
about her: A. Andrew Bevins' young
est son is living in Iowa-age -; h
might remember.
q. How long do you think Risins
kept the gray mare that your fathe
owned: A. l don't know.
q. Did you hear that Mr.. Rising raised
any colts from the mare your fathe
owned: If so. tell me all about them. A
| did not.
Q. don't understand that the littl
gray mare Mr.. Rising owned from 1873
to 1885 was the gray mare that your ia
il was. (No answer.)
q. Did you ever hear it said that Mr.
Rising once owned the dam of the hors
Ethan Allen: \. did not.
q. DO you mean that George Jenkin
and Munroe jenkins would know if an
of your uncles or aunts are living? tax
it they don't know anything about tn
matters in Hague or the mare. Are the
related to you: Nina was my mother
brothers wife and George is my mother
cousin.
Q. DO you understand that Mr.. Risin
owned two gray mares? A. | don
know.
Q. Did he own the small gray mar
soon after he did the one that your fathe
owned. a. | don't know.
Q. Did you hear it said that tn
mare Mr.. Rising owned, that your fathe
did had a colt when Mr.. Rising owne
her? \. never did.
Return this with your answers, and
you think of any fact that will help, stat
it and very much oblige.
Yours respectfully,
ALLEN w. THOMSON.
n. L. GLAZIER'S LETTER.
WALTHAM, JUNE 3, 1856.
MIR. THOMSON,
Dear Sir Yours is at hand. wish
could give you the information YOU wan
My fathers name was John Glazier. II
had IA brother Joseph and another, Aaron
Joseph went West. Aaron lived in We
mont, and | don't know anything abol
them except by hercsay. am 81 yea
old. do remember my fathers haviIl
Il black mare with white spot on Il