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of Richard and the strength of Pacitic are combined in an emi- 

 nent degree. The Sir Archy's bring me down to the hiter im- 

 portations, and as Gen. Harding is more conversant with them, 

 I will close with the remark, that Leviathan, imp. by J. Jack- 

 son, has got more first-rate racers than any other horse since 

 Sir Archy ; that Glencoe, not often, but sometimes, when the 

 cross hits, gets a capital racer, especially at long distances, 

 and that Priam, of Merritt & Co.'s importation, was the most 

 superb large horse I ever saw. Citizen, imp. to !N^orth Carolina 

 by Gen Carney, had more accurate proportions and higher 

 finish — a more game Arabian look and carriage, than any native 

 or imported that I ever had the pleasure to look upon. Pacolet 

 had the Arabian air, but wanted something of his sire's finish 

 in the shoulder. Yet his proud and lofty bearing sustained him 

 in competition with the best English horses here of his day— 

 viz ; Boaster, fine ; Eagle, 1821-2, large and grand — and the 

 very best Yirginia-breds. He imparted symmetry, and finish, 

 and game, and fine temper to his stock. Pacific, got also John 

 Dawson, his dam by Gray Archy, gr. dam sister to Brushy 

 Mountain. He was a superb, large horse, and a good runner, 

 and splendid on parade. 



N. Swiss was one season at Sumner's with Pacific, and 

 O'Kelly was in Il^ashville, about 1835. Most probably there 

 were others, not found in this communication, that have been 

 here or in adjoining counties, that have had some influence. 

 Conqueror, fine and well-bred, here and in Williamson, ought 

 not to be omitted, though I can't fix the time. Bluster, im- 

 ported, here 1826, in "Williamson 1827-8, and died there after 

 the season. Yours, &c., 



"Will. "Williams. 



Poplar Grove, near Nashville, Tenn. ) 

 March 25, 1856. J 



SiE ; — On reading over the above, I observe that what I 

 have said seems to assert the Tonson family were out of Boswell 

 Johnson's Yirginia-bred, when I meant they were traced to her. 

 The pedigree — b. c. Sir John, got by Pacolet, dam b. by Top- 

 gallant, gr. dam ch. ro., or gray, by Gray Medley out of John- 

 son's Yirginia-bred, stated by him to be a full-bred mare. Bos- 

 well, if I mistake not the name, was brother to Chapman 



