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and the said Jacques one-third, which is to be in full for the board of 

 said Bellows and the keep of the horse for the season of three months. 



"But if the said Bellows should prefer to place the said horse 

 with said Jacques, and not attend him himself, in that case the said 

 Jacques is to keep the said horse and furnish a suitable groom, and 

 pay over to said Bellows three-fifths of the earnings of said horse 

 free of all expense to said Bellows. It is further agreed by said 

 Jacques that he will make all proper exertion for the interest of the 

 above concern, and that he will not secure at the Ten Hills Stock 

 Farm any other entire horse to the injury of the above-named horse. 

 Said Jacques is to render to the said Bellows a just account of all 

 mares covered by said horse at the end of the season, and deliver 

 over to said Bellows his proportion of the several outstanding de- 

 mands. SAMUEL JACQUES", 



JOHN BELLOWS". 



"The stud book of Sherman Morgan", Mr. Parlin writes, "shows 

 that the horse received thirty-seven patrons during the season that 

 he stood at Mr. Jacques' Ten Hills Stock Farm. A letter before 

 us, written to Mr. Bellows in the winter of 1832, shows that Mr. 

 Jacques made an effort to secure Sherman Morgan again for the sea- 

 son of 1832. It is very fortunate for the horsemen of America that 

 he did not succeed, for in that case Black Hawk, founder of the best 

 family of gentlemen's roadsters that ever existed, would never have 

 been known ". 



John Bellows issued the following poster in 1832 : "Old Sherman 

 Morgan may be found by those who wish to procure more of his choice 

 and highly valuable stock, so extensively known and univers- 

 ally admired. The subscriber has the pleasure to announce that 

 this prodigy of nature exhibits more of the sprightliness, soundness 

 and vigor of youth than perhaps any animal now extant, that has 

 survived twenty northern winters. This he can boast of as well as 

 many extraordinary feats, which these limits will not allow to detail. 

 Persons wishing to gratify curiosity or interest will find this rare 

 animal at the following places, viz. : At the stable of the Dover Hotel 

 Mondays and Wednesdays ; atKelley's, Durham, Tuesdays ; at Copp's, 

 South Berwick, Thursdays ; at Great Falls, Fridays ; at Bussell's, 

 Rochester Plains, Saturdays. These are the only terms on which this 

 stallion will be let to mares : One dollar to the groom, fourteen dol- 

 lars to insure a foal, and eight dollars a leap. Mares parted with 

 considered with foal. A discount of ten per cent, to any person 

 putting two or more mares. Pasturage will be procured and atten- 

 tion will be paid to mares sent from a distance, by John Bellows." 



