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after 2d Hubback, of whom his dam (Duchess 32d) had two crosses. 

 Short-tail's sister (Duchess 41st), the best animal in my posses- 

 sion, I expect is in calf to the Duke of Northumberland. The six 

 from which your two were taken were good , but the breed of the 

 years 1835-6 were far superior to those six, though very good. 

 Brokenleg (Duchess 34th) I offered you at 100 guineas. If you 

 were to send twenty times that sum for her and. her produce I 

 would not take it now. You will remember I told you after buy- 

 ing the two heifers that if either of them died on the passage or 

 did not breed when you got them home I would give you the two 

 nearest in blood to them. Now (Red Rose 13th) a sister in blood 

 to your Rose of Sharon (calved since you were here) has produced 

 a heifer (2d Cambridge Rose) to her sire Belvedere ; and for the 

 two I would not take 1,000 guineas. These would have been yours 

 now had yours not bred. I will not sell either cow or calf, but I 

 have no objection to sell the bulls I breed from them, or from my 

 Duchess tribe, which are far better animals than the Red Rose 

 tribe. I will not part with the females of these tribes at present." 



Mr. Clay's importations to Kentucky. In 



1836 and 1837 Mr. H. Clay Jr., Fayette Co., Ky., 

 imported eleven head of Short-horns, including 

 the bulls Lord Althorpe 658 and Neptune 743, 

 and cows Britannia (roan), Victoria (white), by 

 Osgodley, and Crocus (red-and-white), by Impe- 

 rial (2151). The pedigrees of some of these 

 cattle were imperfect or missing entirely. In 

 1838, in connection with Gen. James Shelby, 

 Mr. Clay made a further importation, consisting 

 of twelve head, including the bulls Cossack, alias 

 Julius Caesar (3503), Don John 426, and cows 

 Jane, Dorcas, Charity, Nerissa, Moss Hose by 

 Eclipse, Columbine, Pet, Vixen, Princess and 

 Protectress. The bull Cossack, or Julius Caesar, 

 above mentioned, was a roan, bred by Mr. Top- 

 ham, sired by Cossack (1880), bred by Richard 



