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Jackson's Daredevil mare, distinguished themselves. Col. Elliott 

 brought him back to Sumner, where he stood until his death, 

 Oct()l)or, 1825. He got also — Murphy's Pacolet, out of a Coeur- 

 de-Lion, Jerry, and tlie very distinguished Morgiana, out of 

 Black Sophia, by Top-gallant, son of Gallatin, Williamson's 

 Pacolet, Massena, out of a Eagland Diomed, and the brothers, 

 Messiein-s Tonson, Sir Richard, Henry, and Champion, out of the 

 line of Boswell Johnson's mare, Yirginia-bred, and stated by him 

 to be full-bred. Tonson beat ever}' thing here of his day, and 

 afterward beat, at Boydton, the celebrated Sally Walker, against 

 all Col. W. R. Johnson's skill and management. Richard was 

 the most beautiful horse that could be led on a show ground, 

 and a good racer at light weight, and very game, but rather 

 delicate. The two last were colts of form and substance, but 

 not so good or so fortunate as their elder brothers. Pacolet 

 died at Col. Elliott's stables, October, 1825. SuAvarrow, from 

 Kentucky, with, or a little before, Pacolet — pretty and high- 

 bred — and Barksdale's Gray Diomed, in very good form ; Sec- 

 ond Diomed, also fine ; Ragland's Diomed, Constitution and 

 Diomedon, and another Wonder — Hix's — in Williamson, and 

 others of less note. Contemj)orary with these, was Bagdad, 

 sold by the Minister to England from Tripoli to George Bar- 

 clay ; exported to New York, and brought here in 1823, with a 

 certificate, in the French language, asserting his pnre Arabian 

 blood ; died February, 1836, and left some good stock, more 

 remarkable for speed than bottom. Contemporary with him, 

 of the Sir Archy stock, stood, at Sumner's, Gray Archy, Timo- 

 leon, and Pacific ; at Col. Elliott's, ITapoleon ; and at Parson 

 Cryer's, Stockholder and Crnsader ; Rattler in Rutherford; 

 Contention in Williamson ; Sir William and Arab I saw, in 

 Nashville, but have no memoranda to show where they were 

 stationed ; and Carolinian, one season at Nashville, with others 

 of less distinction. Stockholder and Pacific were, I think, the 

 favorites. The first got Betsy Malone, and others I can't name ; 

 the last got Red-doe, Pactolus, &c., for Sumner ; and he got, 

 for Gen. Harding, the very distinguished mare Gamma, in very 

 high form, and her brother, Epsilon, thought to be better ; but 

 meeting with an accident in a private trial, he was put to cover- 

 ing, and is producing good runners. Indeed, in him the beauty 



