94 THE MORGAN HORSE 



wool, or flax, if delivered at my house by the first day of October 

 next; and those who do not pay punctually by that time must pay 

 twenty shillings as aforesaid, ten shillings the single leap, to be paid 

 down in any of the above articles. JOHN MORGAN, JR ". 



'N. B. It is the same horse that was kept three seasons ago by 

 Mr. Justin Morgan, at West Springfield, and got so many fine colts 

 in that, this, and the neighboring towns". 



In the " Hampshire Chronicle" of May 27, 1789: " The famous 

 full-blooded English horse, called the True Briton or Beautiful Bay, 

 said to be the purest and finest horse for colts in New England. He 

 is fifteen and a half hands high, and well proportioned every way; 

 will cover this season, at the stable of the subscriber, in Springfield, 

 at the low rate of two dollars the season, pay down, or fifteen shil- 

 lings in a note, payable the first of January ; six shillings, pay down, 

 the single leap, or seven shillings and six pence paid as aforesaid, or 

 four dollars to warrant." 



"N. B. He will be at Blanford the second of June, and return 

 again on the fourth. JOHN MORGAN, JR. 



Springfield, May 27". 



We have discovered, in the "Connecticut Courant", the adver- 

 tisement of Beautiful Bay, for 1784, as follows: 



"The elegant, full-blooded horse, from his shape and color called 

 the Beautiful Bay, will cover this season at Landlord Miles Powell, 

 Jr.'s stable, in Lanesboro. On account of the difficulty of the times 

 as low as twenty shillings, the sum to be paid in cash or grain in De- 

 cember next. He needs no further recommendation. 

 "As his name is, so is he, 

 If you believe not, call and see". 



May, 1784". 



Lanesboro is in Berkshire county, Massachusetts. 



Also, in the "Federal Spy", Springfield, Massachusetts, that of 

 1793, this: 



-"The Beautiful Bay will cover at the stable of Landlord White, 

 in South Hadley (at six to eight shillings) ; the horse being so well 

 known and approved of that any further recommendation is unneces- 

 sary. 



April 26, 1793 ". 



His advertisements for 1794 and 1795, under the name of Trav- 

 eler, are given in the Appendix. 



In the July number, 1883, of the " Maine Horse Breeders' Month- 

 ly", Mr. F. A. Weir published copies, certified by Governor Hale of 



