THE HOESE STOCK 



OF SOUTHERN OHIO. 



Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, ) 

 Dayton, March 2Bth, 1856. ) 



Mr. H. TV. Herbert. 



Dear Sir, — My time is so miicli employed, that I find it 

 impossible to do full justice to your request. But I will give 

 you my own recollection, and as far as it goes you can rely on 

 it as authentic. My observation goes back to 1825, and is limited 

 to south-western Ohio. 



The original stock of horses was brought from Kew Jersey, 

 Long Island, Virginia and Maryland. About 1825 some good 

 stallions were brought into Ohio, but we liave no authentic 

 date of any good brood mares having been introduced. 



Xone were imported from England with undoubted pedi- 

 grees, prior to 1825. 



Among the early importations of horses from the old States, 

 the first exerting a decided influence upon our stock, was one 

 Blossom thoroughbi-ed stallion from New Jersey, by Mr. R, 

 Phillips. 



In 1825, Mr. William P. Strader brought from IS'ew Jersey 

 two fine stallions. Defiance, by Ball's Florizel, out of Miss 

 Dance ; she by Eoe Buck, &c., and Flag of Truce by Sir Sol- 

 omon. 



About the same time several stallions were brought from 

 Kentucky into western Ohio. They were by Cook & Black- 

 burn's Whip ; he by imported Whip. 



