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1867. Still another of his approved stallions was 

 named Porthos. 



Jonsset and Mitau. — Beginning about 1870 we 

 find that a certain Jousset, commune of Colimer, dis- 

 trict of Mortagne, had several approved horses. 

 M. Mitau of Essay, district of Alengon, had 2 ap- 

 proved stallions during the same period. Jousset 

 had Briliant, described as "light draft" and 16 

 hands high, that served from 1880 to 1883. Mitau 

 was still active in the business as late as 1890, at 

 which date he owned the approved stallion Volta. 



Old Records Brought to Light. — ^In 1851 we find 

 trace of a six-year-old dapple-gray stallion named 

 Henri, which was in stud around Mortagne, and 

 others as follows: Decembis, 7 years old, in serv- 

 ice at niiers; Bayard, "red-gray," 4 years old, at 

 Mortagne; Chappelain, light-gray, 7 years old, at 

 Courtalain; Mi Careme, dapple-gray, 6 years old, 

 at Montdoubleau; Collin, dapple-gray, 8 years old 

 at Nogent. At this same time there were also in 

 stud at Xogent the following: Bienvenu, dapple- 

 gray, 6 years old; Nell, dark-gray, 6 years old; Cour- 

 ville, iron-gray, 4 years old; Laigle, dapple-gray, 4 

 years old; Collin, dapple-gray, 4 years old; Uliers, 

 dapple-gray, 5 years old. 



In 1852 we find the names of two more govern- 

 ment stallions in service in the district of Nogent; 

 Chartres, dapple-gray, 7 years old, and Voniche, 

 dapple-gray, 7 years old. In 1854 the stallions depot 

 of Nogent was dependent upon the stallion depot of 

 Blois (Loir et Cher) instead of Le Pin (Ome). On 



