Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27


1850 and sold him to English in 1853 or
1854. English sold him to Gifin. John
c. Taylor says (REG. No. %, 1850 :"Gif-
fin bought him of English had him some
time made a season or two with him."
1t seems very improbable that he made
more than one season with him, if any,
and English must have parted with him
very soon after his purchase of Faulkner;
for Giffin sold him to Daniel Dorrell.
Rising Sun, Ind, in whose hands he sired
Wilson's Blue Bull. We will here give
Mr.. Dorrell's letters, hitherto unpublish.
ed, and other evidence showing, among
other things, where Mr.. Dorrell got Old
Sam.
Under date June I, 1887, Daniel Dor
rell wrote us:
To the best of my recollection | got
Old Sam in 1852 or 3 and owned him
about five years.
The dam of Blue Bull (Wilson's) had
but one other colt. 1t was a mare colt
from the same horse. If my memory
serves me right, the colt and mother died
at Stones. | moved from Cass township
to Randolph, and the last two years |
owned him stood him in Randolph town.
ship.
In answer to questions, Mr.. Dorrell
wrote:
l.. owned Old Sam five years.
y Do,mb+ b;,,, col 90 1870
3. | did have a stud book, but have
lost or mislaid it..
4. Stones mare was served i'm the
spring of 1854 to the best of my memory {:
only served once that spring next spring,
1855, was served again, and in spring of
1856 foaled a mare colt. | think no other
horse | ever owned ever served any mare
for Mr.. Stone.
3. | did not know the exact age of
Sam. To the best of my judgment he
was ten years old when | got him.
6. | lived in Ohio county near Aber-
deem at the time Blue Bull was foaled.
Aug. II, 1887.
/ don't think Mr.. Stone ever raised any
colt from the dam of Blue Bull excepting
the two. You can find out by writing to
Mr.. Stone. | bought Old Sam in the fall
of 1852. CThis in reply to a letter point
ing out the discrepancy between his and
Stones statements as to year of birth OF
Blue Bull, and asking him to specify how
he could verify the year that he bought
Old Sam.
Aug. 81, 1887.
have no record, but feel very positive
that | bought Old Sam in the fall of 1852
| have not been able to find any of my
old stud books. kept Old Sam two win
tiers before l was married, and | was mar
ried March II, 1854.
Sept. &c. 1887.
You want to know in what town | liveC
when l was married. l lived on a farm
eight miles from Rising sun and one mil,
from Aberdeen. | sold my farm on
there and moved three miles above Risin,
Sun and lived there nine years. | thel
bought a farm one mile northwest of Ris
ing sun, and have lived there q years.
Oct. 10. 1887.
/ lived in Randolph township tire
miles above Rising sun when | bough
Little Sam in August, and he was tire
years old in April before. lived in Cas-
township when | was married move,
from C4ss township into Randolph town
ship, three miles above Rising sun
When | sold my farm there | moved on
mile northwest of Rising sun, but still
in Randolph township. My father move,
from Ohio when | was four years old
and have never lived farther than eigh
miles from Rising Sun since, and | am :
years old the 9th of April, 1883.
Oct. p, 1887.
About 3G hours after | sold the oil
horse | bought the colt. | do not know
how old the mare colt was when she died
but if you will write to Elijah Stone, h
will give YOU the direct answer | cal
not tell When the old mare died, but MI
Stone can tell you both.
Nov. II, 1887.
lived in Cass township. Ohio county
eight miles west of Rising Sun, when
bought Old Sam.
Jan. %, 1855.
Mr.. Stone lived on the same place whe
/ bought as he did when he bred tn
mare. He brought the mare back whe
the colt was nine days old. saw tn
: colt frequently, as his wife was my siste
and | went to see them often, so | kno'
it was the same colt and no mistake.
April 3, lSSS.
. answering inquiries as to breeding {
= Blue Bulls dam
| Nicholas Sedan of Switzerland count
r owned her sire Moses Green of Swift
erland county, her grandsire, and he wa
/ a race horse and a good one. have bee
very credibly informed that her grea
grandsire was brought from North Care
lima to Switzerland county, and he wa