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were forwarded by the same vessel that carried 

 the valuable purchases of the Northern Ken- 

 tucky Co. in 1853. Few cargoes of greater ul- 

 timate value have ever been discharged upon 

 American shores than that landed after this 

 voyage by the good ship Washington, under 

 the 'command of Capt. Duncan. Hundreds of 

 herds of pedigreed Short-horns and thousands 

 of the best bullocks ever bred in the Ohio and 

 Mississippi Valleys in after years owed their 

 excellence in a large measure to the valuable 

 blood introduced into the West as a result of 

 the two consignments brought by this vessel. 

 Among the animals in this initial shipment 

 for Woodburn was the red-and-white cow Miss 

 Hudson bred by Wiley of Brandsby belong- 

 ing to a tribe originated by Mason of Chilton. 

 Several of her daughters were also bought by 

 Mr. Alexander, and from this foundation sprang 

 the Miss Wiley and Loudon Duchess families 

 afterward so famous in Kentucky, Ohio and the 

 West. Other cows included in this consign- 

 ment were the Bell-Bates Filbert, a roan by 2d 

 Cleveland Lad; Jubilee, Jubilee 2d, Joyful and 

 Juniata of the " J" Princess family, all bred 

 by Mr. Tanqueray; Miss Towneley, mainly of 

 Fawkes blood; Maid Marion, Beatrice, Sweet 

 Mary, Buttercup, Nightingale and Grisi, by 

 Grand Duke, of Bolden's breeding. Among the 

 bulls were Lord John (11278), a roan by Nor- 



