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selling him to Messrs. Dillon, who kept him until his death, in 

 1871. He got glory for himself, and shekels for his owners 

 and the State of Illinois. " He was undoubtedly the best known 

 and most popular French horse ever brought to America," says 

 the author of the Percheron-Norman Stud-book. It is estimated 

 that he left over 400 successful sires among his sons. In 1851, 



OLD LOUIS NAPOLEON. 281. 



First French Draft -horse imported to the West. Imported by Fullington<$ Martin, of Union Co., Ohio, 

 in 1851. Died Aug. 13,1871, aged 23 years, the property of Dillon Bros., Normal, Ills. 



Dr. Marcus Brown, of Circleville, Ohio, imported Normandy, or 

 the Valley horse. He was kept at Circleville until 1856, when 

 he was taken to Pleasant Valley, Madison County, Ohio, where 

 he died in 1872. 



The French Horse in Illinois. In 1868, W. J. Ed- 

 wards, of Illinois, imported Success and French Emperor. Suc- 

 cess has, since 1874, been at the head of Mr. M. W. Dunham's 

 stud, and French Emperor was sold to Hon. J. B. Grinnell, of 

 Iowa. These horses and their get, have established the character 

 of the French horse in America. 



