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Moses Hazeltine, who sold to Amos Merrill, Compton, P. Q. John Hark- 

 ness, Sherbrooke, P. Q., writes : " I knew the horse well. I think he was 

 about 25 when he died. He had good legs and feet, round barrel, good 

 mane and tail, wide stifles, good hips, short back, good withers, good neck, 

 well put on, intelligent head. He got some good stock, great roadsters and 

 nearly all chestnuts with white faces. I owned one of his colts, and she was 

 as good a roadster as I ever used". 



CARPENTER'S GRAY 



Gray, 14^ hands, 1050 pounds ; bred by Francis Drew, Danville, Vt. ; 

 got by Sherman Morgan : dam large gray, said to be by Black Prince. 

 Owned for some time by Danford Carpenter, Danville, Vt., and later went to 

 Massachusetts. Had plenty of bone, muscle, spirit and action. Linsley. 



MORGAN OTHELLO 

 Said to be a son of Sherman Morgan. Probably owned in Maine. 



WARD HORSE 



Chestnut, small ; bred by Thomas Randall, Danville, Vt. ; got by Sher- 

 man Morgan : dam bay, brought to Danville by a clergyman. Sold to B. 

 A. Ward, who kept him some years and sold to Mr. Sherman of Wheelock, 

 and he to Mr. Stevens of Danville, Vt. He was high-headed ; left some very 

 good stock. 



POPE HORSE 



Dark chestnut with star, 15 hands, 1000 pounds ; bred by Joseph Pope, 

 North Danville, Vt. ; got by Sherman Morgan : dam " old Poppet ", bought 

 of Isaac W. Stan ton, Danville, Vt., for $150, said to be by Justin Morgan. 

 Linsley says : " Stifle thin, quarters light, back rather long ; eye, ear, head 

 and neck exceedingly beautiful ; high sharp withers, roomy chest, fore legs 

 good, hind legs crooked, hocks wide apart and feet close ; very high carriage 

 and very spirited. At five years old sold to a British officer in Canada for a 

 riding horse ". 



SHERMAN KING (MORGAN KING) 



Dark bay with small star ; said to be by Sherman Morgan. Linsley says : 

 " Very compact, breast bone very prominent, head high and very fine ; full 

 of spirit and courage, and excellent action". 



DAPPLE GRAY 



Gray, 15^ hands, 1000 pounds; bred by Wm. Buckminster, Danville, 

 Vt. ; got by Sherman Morgan : dam gray, a low, square-built, excellent mare, 

 called a Morgan. French Morrill of Danville, Vt., says : "This was a better 

 styled horse than NewelFs Gray ". 



GRANITE STATE MORGAN 



Bright bay, 151^ hands, 1200 pounds; foaled 1842 ; said to be by Gen. 

 Crum, son of Sherman Morgan : and dam an imported English mare. Owned, 



