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237. History in the United States. The first recorded 

 importation of Shorthorns to the United States was that 

 of Mr. Miller, of Virginia, and Mr. Gough, of Baltimore, 

 Maryland. These gentlemen imported from Great 

 Britain, in 1783, some cattle that were undoubtedly of 

 the Shorthorn breed. In the years 1790 and 1795, it is 

 thought that they brought in consignments of cattle of 

 the same breed. In 1791 and 1796, Mr. Heaton brought 

 several Shorthorns from England to the state of New 

 York, which were lost among the common stock of the 

 country. A Scotchman named Cox brought a Short- 

 horn bull and two cows to Rensselaer county, New York, 

 in 1815. The first Kentucky importation was made in 

 1817, by Colonel Lewis Sanders, who purchased through 

 an agent eight Shorthorns and four Longhorns. At 

 about the same time, James Prentice, of Lexington, 

 Kentucky, imported two good Shorthorn bulls. 



Importations were brought to the state of Massachusetts 

 in 1817 by Samuel Williams, and in 1818 by Cornelius 

 Coolidge. In 1822, Williams sent over the roan yearling 

 heifer Arabella, by North Star (460). The Arabellas were 

 noted for being heavy milkers, and at one time constituted 

 a large and valuable family. Other Massachusetts im- 

 portations of an early date were made by Messrs. Lee, Orr, 

 Monson, Coffin, Rotch and Silsby. From 1821 to 1828, 

 several unimportant importations were made to New York, 

 Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 1833, Walter Dunn, 

 living near Lexington, Kentucky, imported six head of 

 valuable Shorthorns. Another importation was made 

 by Dunn in company with Samuel Smith in 1836. 



238. Organization. The year 1833 was important 

 in Shorthorn history, for the organization of the Ohio 

 Importing Company, "For the purpose of promoting the 



