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Tuwts,-Broad-tailed,-Mountain,Suzer. By Richard 
Peters. 
Read May, 8th 1810. 
It will be seen im the first volume of our Memoirs, 
that I obtained the original stock of these sheep from 
Colonel Pickermg, then secretary of state; to whom they 
were sent by William Eaton Esq. when consul of the 
United States, at Tunis. For this estimable. proof of 
his patriotism, he merits the thanks of all who profit by 
its advantages. I deemed myself bound, though no 
terms were made with me, to distribute many of their 
progeny gratuitously ; and gave away lambs, for several 
years, with a view to encourage and spread the breed. 
My pastures were overburthened with ewes, sent to 
my rams when no charge was made. Those who re- 
ceived the benefit, were not sufliciently conscious of 
its value; save that they found the broad-tail excited 
curiosity ; and procured a ready sale for the lambs. 
The original ram, after I had bred from him some ex- 
cellent.sheep, was sent, for his own, and the use of the 
farmers of Lancaster county, to my late friend General 
Hand. 1 was offered what was then deemed a high price 
for the ram, by some victuallers ; who wished to breed 
lambs for the market; but I did not think it consistent 
with my ideas of propriety to accept it. Nor did I wish 
the lambs killed; and my object of increasing the num- 
bers, and spreading the breed, defeated. I gave up the 
management of my farm toa tenant, on shares; and 
with it the full blooded sheep. Neither he, nor those 
