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before the war that improved the stock of that county 

 greatly. 



Major Allman, Colonel McClellan and others, of 

 Marshall County, purchased the fine jennet jack 

 Bourbon from parties in Bourbon County, Kentucky. 

 He was a Mammoth-bred jack, and proved to be a 

 superior breeder. 



The late Dr. Hocket, Dan Young, Mark Cockrill, 

 Sr., Colonel John Overton, Dr. Shelby, Colonel D. H. 

 McGavock, J. McRidley and Robert Rains, all of 

 Davidson County, were jack breeders. Colonel Rains 

 owned Black Prince (imported), used him awhile 

 as a jennet jack and sold him to Colonel Blythe, of 

 Wilson County. He purchased Black Mammoth of 

 Major Knox, Danville, Ky., just before the war, pay- 

 ing $2,500 for him as a three-year-old. He was sired 

 by Maringo Mammoth, of Kentucky. He proved 

 to be a superior jennet jack. He sired Black Prince 

 of Fair View. This jack was reared by Colonel R. 

 Rains, and was sold to Dr. W. A. Cheatham at an 

 early age for $1,000. This jack was a premium win- 

 ner in both Tennessee and Kentucky. I used him as 

 a jennet jack (soon after the war), and regarded him 

 as one of the best of his day. 



I purchased the renowned sweepstakes premium 

 jennet jack. Black Satin, of Sampson Liggett, of Mar- 

 shall County, Tennessee. He was sired by Dr. Boyd's 

 Philip, a jack fifteen hands, standard, and a silky 

 black with light points. He captured a great many 

 sweepstake premiums in Middle Tennessee. I used 

 him as a jennet jack. He sired a great many fine 

 jacks ; among others was J. J. Williams' Black Prince, 

 afterwards sold to Sam Wood. He was the sire of 



