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The foregoing document from Mr. Moore, was accompanied 

 by the following letter from that gentleman to Mr. Bickett, 

 which is given for the purpose of showing the estimation in 

 which the stock purchased by Mr. Bickett was held by his 

 friends in Scotland. 



''Agriculturist Office, 22d July, 1845. 

 " My Dear Mr. Bickett : — I am happy to have it in my power 

 to send an authentic pedigree of your excellent young bull. The 

 statements of Messrs. Paton and Allen, Blackstone, the most 

 talented genealogists in the West, have guided me. 



" I regret that want of time will not allow me to speak more 

 lengthily of the collateral branches of the family. They are 

 all distinguished. 



" All who have seen your purchases, are loud in praise of 

 your skill and discrimination, and my humble self among the 

 rest. I do hope the same satisfaction will be felt by your con- 

 stituents. 



" With my best wishes for your safe arrival at home, and 

 your welfare when there, 



I am, my dear Mr. Bickett, 



Yours, verily, 



John Moore. 

 Alexander Bickett, Esq." 



The following statement of Mr. Andrew McGregor, is given 

 by him, relating to the two Ayrshire cows, " Flora McDonald" 

 and " Jeanie Deans" : 



" Doonholm, July 16th, 1845. 

 " This is to certify that I have sold to Mr. Alexander Bickett, 

 an Ayrshire cow, Flora McDonald. She is of a dark brown or 

 red color, on hind quarters and neck ; her belly is white, and 

 there is also some white on her fore quarters. She has a white 

 spot in her face. She was bred by me. Her dam was a very 

 excellent dairy cow. She was sired by my bull ' Royal George,' 

 that took the first prize at Kilmarnock for two year old bulls. 

 His dam ' Beauty,' took the first prize for the best cow, at Kil- 

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