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fore, with the proud, consoling recollection, that our 

 clothes are made of American materials, and in our own 

 families. 



The first mcetinj? of our society to award premiums, 

 was held on the 22d May, 1809, when Mr. Richard K. 

 Meade, was the only member who had a Lamb, that he 

 was not ashamed to show. He exhibited one that weigh- 

 ed on foot 159 lbs. and produced a fleece of 9 lb. 6oz. of 

 washed wool. He is a descendant of Bakewell, that 

 took the first of j\lr. Custis's prizes. 



On the 21 May, 1810, the second annual meeting was 

 held, when the following lambs were shown: 



Weight on foot Fleece. 



The fleeces from those Iambs were weighed in the 

 dirt, they wcri how^ever unusually clean. Mr. Ridge- 

 way, ^nd Dr. iMackay's lambs are about quarter blood- 

 ed Barbary. The others are, I believe, from Mr. Custis's 

 Bakewell. 



INIr. Ridgeway weighed a couple of his lambs, not 

 long since, at five months old. They are twins. One 

 weighed 115 lbs. — the other 116 lbs. Thej' are descend- 

 ants of his prize ram, Tom Tackle, who was permitted 

 to go to a few ewes last fall. 



The wool of the Barbary sheep whi^pli we have 

 amongst us, is vastly superior in-point of quality to our 

 native wool. 



At the last meeting a variety of fine woolen, cotton and 

 flaxen cloths were exhibited, that did honor to our coun- 

 try. I will give you an account of them a few mails 

 hence. I am, &c. 



.Lawrence A. Wushingtonj 

 SccrTj. to the above Society. 



