176 IMPOETATION8. 



1870 his possession, and probably imported Alison, Anna- 

 bel, and Abeona, imported in dam Annabel.^* 



It is possible that Darling 3.d, and Geneva with 

 her calf Sir Hugh, were imported by Mr. Abbott, 

 although we have found references to Mr. C. C. Ab- 

 bott as their importer in the ship " Abeona." 3° 



In 1873 Mr. Abbott again imports, — this time two 

 cows, Viola and Elsie. ^' 



In 1870, William H. T. Hughes, agent for L. P. 

 Fowler, of England, an importer by business, intro- 

 duced eight cows in calf per ship "Rhine," in his 

 first invoice, and nine cows and a bull per ship 

 "Plymouth Rock," from London, in his second. 



Of his first importation were the cows Betty Burke 

 and Scotia. 



Of his second importation the cows Beauty, Cozie, 

 Buttercup, Cowslip, Ayrshire, and Ayrshire Bell. 



In July, 1870, on ship " Thomas Hamlin," at Mont- 

 real, Mr. J. H. Morgan, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., 

 brought over his first importation, the bull Habbie 

 Simpson, and the cows Model of Perfection, Minnie, 

 and Nancy. Minnie passed into the possession of D. 

 Magone, Jr., and Nancy, of Z. B. Bridges, Esq., 

 both of Ogdensburg ; and Model of Perfection at a 

 later date was sold to Sturtevant Bros, for $1,000, 

 the highest price known to have been paid for an 

 animal of this breed. 



In April, 1871, Mr, Morgan made his second im- 

 portation in the ship "Eumenidcs." It consisted of 



«» A. H. B.. C. 145i ; B. 868, Count. Gent., JuljT 14, 1870. C. 836, 844, 822, 



»> C. C Abbott's Sale Cat 



« Count. Gent., July 31, 1873. Abbott's Sale Cat. 



