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Tu Nis,-Broad'tailedy'Mowitaw,-SiiEEv. By Richard 



Peters. 



Read May, 8th 1810. 



It will be seen in the first volume of our Memoirs, 

 that I obtained the original stock of these sheep from 

 Colonel PzVy^-^nw^, then secretary of state; to whom they 

 were sent by William Eaton Esq. when consul of the 

 Lnited States, at Tunis, For this estimable proof of 

 his patriotism, he merits the thanks of all who profit by 

 its advantages. I deemed myself bound, though no 

 terms were made with me, to distribute many of their 

 progeny gratuitously ; and gave away lambs, for several 

 years, with a view to encourage and spread the breed. 

 My pastures w^ere overburthened with ewes, sent to 

 my rams when no charge was made. Those v/ho re- 

 ceived the benefit, were not sufficiently conscious of 

 its value ; save that they found the broad- tail excited 

 curiosity ; and procured a ready sale for the lambs. 

 The original ram, after I had bred from him some ex- 

 cellent sheep, was sent, for his own, and the use of the 

 farmers of Lancaster county, to my late friend General 

 Hand, I was offered what was then deemed a high price 

 for the ram, by some victuallers ; who wished to breed 

 lambs for the market ; but I did not think it consistent 

 with my ideas of propriety to accept it. Nor did I wish 

 the lambs killed ; and my object of increasing the num- 

 bers, and spreading the breed, defeated. I gave up the 

 management of my farm to a tenant, on shares ; and 

 with it the full blooded sheep. Neither he, nor those 



