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ably in connection with the Ohio Co.'s opera- 

 tions. 



About 1840 Messrs. Joel Higgins and Calvin 

 C. Morgan imported into Fayette Co., Ky., five 

 heifers from the herd of Mr. Chrisp, as follows: 

 Mary and Theodosia, both by Prince Eugene 

 (2C43); Henrietta, by Bed Prince (2489); Ele- 

 anor, by Brougham (1746), and Princess (or 

 Anne), by Captain (3273); the first four roans 

 and the latter red. 



First Bates bull for Kentucky. Between 

 the years 1839 and 1841 James Letton of Bour- 

 bon Co., Ky., imported several females and two 

 bulls, one of the latter being Locomotive (4245), 

 bred by Mr. Bates and sired by Duke of North- 

 umberland (1940) out of the Oxford Premium 

 Cow. This bull was a half-brother to Duke of 

 Wellington (3654), imported by Mr. Vail of New 

 York. Mr.Warfield lists the Letton importation 

 as having been made in 1 839. The Albany Cul- 

 tivator for July, 1841 (page 120), is our authority 

 for the statement that Locomotive arrived in 

 New York May 20, 1841, so that we believe our 

 statement on page 230, that Duke of Wellington 

 was the first Oxford bull bought for Amer- 

 ica, to be correct.* For Locomotive the sum of 



* It is said that Mr. Letton had seen the Bates-Oxford bull Duke of Wel- 

 lington, bought by George Vail, land at New York, and was so favorably 

 impressed that upon learning that Duke had a half-brother (Locomotive, 

 that had been bought of Mr, Bates by J C. Etches of Liverpool for 100 guin- 

 eas) he determined to buy him. This he did, and the bull (Locomotive) 

 proved a successful prize-winner in Kentucky. 



