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received and shortly after a magnificent chest of silver arrived 

 at Babraham v^ith the compliments of the Emperor. 



In 1838 Mr. Webb cast his lot with Shorthorn cattle and bred 

 them vfith an individuality all his own until his death in 1862. 

 At this time some hundred and fifty animals were present in 

 the herd and the dispersal brought prices ranging up to the 

 $2,000 for the bull Lord Chancellor. Numbers were exported 

 to Prussia, Austria and Australia, while some of his earlier 

 breeding successes found future opportunity in America. 



Jonas Webb was a man of impressive originality, and among 

 a galaxy of long-sighted, broad visioned geniuses in Britain 

 during the last century, he stands on his own merit, a most 

 successful breeder and a most permanently constructive artisan. 



