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NAPOLEON, ch. s., foaled 1815; by Sir Archy, dam by imp Sir 

 Harry (winner of The Derby in 1798) son of Sir Peter Teazle; 

 grandam by imp Dare Devil. Bred in Virginia; purchased by 

 Col. George Elliott and stood in 1825, and until his death in 1830, 

 at Elliott's farm. Wallace says Napoleon's grandam was by 

 Chanticleer. 



PEACEMAKER, by imp Diomed, dam by Black-and-AII-BIack (Othello) ; 

 foaled 1801; bred in Virginia; sold to General Greer of Tennes- 

 see and stood here in his latter years. He died in 1827. 



SIR WILLIAM (Clay's), ch. foaled 1816; by Sir Archy, dam Bellona 

 by Bellair. Brought from Virginia to Tennessee; 1829 at J. W. 

 Clay's, near Lebanon road. 



SIR WILLIAM (Richardson's) by Ball's Florizel, dam by imp Clifton; 

 her dam by Old Celer. Bred by Gov. J. B. Richardson of South 

 Carolina; 1829 at Jubal Richardson's near Newsom's Mill on 

 Big Harpeth. This pedigree is from Jubal Richardson's adver- 

 tisement. Other authorities say he was by Sir Archy. 



YOUNG TRUXTON, dk. b., 16 hands i inch high. Advertisement in 

 Nashville Whig of 1822 signed by Gen. Andrew Jackson says: 

 "Young Truxton was got by my celebrated running horse, Trux- 

 ton, dam by Young Wildair, grandam by imp Master Stevens out 

 of Capt. Alexander Ewing's fine brood mare." 



The General announced, furthermore, that Young Truxton would 

 stand that season "at my stable where I now live" half of the 

 season and the other half at the farm of the widow of William 

 Donelson, ten miles from Nashville, on the Gallatin road. Also 

 that the charge for service would be "300 pounds of good mer- 

 chantable seed cotton or $18 in cash." 



Other good stallions that stood in Tennessee between 

 1820 and 1830 were: 



BAY DIOMED, by imp Diomed, out of a Wildair mare; 1825 at 



Maj. Colin Campbell's, Carter's Creek, Maury County. 

 CUMBERLAND, gr., by Pacolet, out of Virginia by imp Dare Devil. 



Bred by James Jackson. Sold to Mr. Hyde of Davidson County. 

 NASHVILLE, by Oscar, out of a Pacolet mare; 1 829 at stable of Joseph 



T. Elliston, Nashville. 

 SIR JAMES, ch. s. 16 hands high; by Ball's Florizel, dam by Madison. 



Bred by Maj. Wm. Gaines of Virginia; 1826 at James Dabbs,' 



4 miles east of Nashville. 



