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mares, and found the value of the mule to bear a just proportion to the 

 value of the dam. Four mules sold, at the sale of his effects, for upwards 



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 of $800 : and two more pairs at upwards of $400 each pair ; one pair ol 

 these mules were nearly sixteen hands high each. 



"From these jacks a compound breed were produced, that, when bred 

 to larjre mares, were unexcelled for size and activity." 



