. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 210 H I S T <) K Y OF HEREFORD CATTLE you arrive in England next sunniier. My house in London is 7 Charlton Gardens. (iSigneil) Wakvvick. I called at Warwick Clastic in 184^, and, after sending m my card, the Earl ordered his valet to show me in. As soon as lie remem- bered my letter to him, and the prize ox, he or- dered his man to hrmg up two saddle horses and he would show me the steers feeding in the park. The pasture was excellent on the old sod. They were a capital lot of two-year-olds,
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 210 H I S T <) K Y OF HEREFORD CATTLE you arrive in England next sunniier. My house in London is 7 Charlton Gardens. (iSigneil) Wakvvick. I called at Warwick Clastic in 184^, and, after sending m my card, the Earl ordered his valet to show me in. As soon as lie remem- bered my letter to him, and the prize ox, he or- dered his man to hrmg up two saddle horses and he would show me the steers feeding in the park. The pasture was excellent on the old sod. They were a capital lot of two-year-olds, he purchased in Herefordshire in the spring. We talked of the prospects of the Herefords in America, and other different subjects, and he gave me a note to Mr. Davis, to give me one of the engravings of the ox, which 1 brought. STOCK BARN AT T. L. MILLER'S "HIGHLAND J'; BEECHER, ILL. here and presented to the late Hon. Erastup Corning, and, if I mistake not, it still hangs up in the residence in Albany now occupied by his widow, whose age is 87 years. This letter to me from so prominent a peer in England made quite a stir. Mr. Francis Rotch felt quite indignant. He wrote a clas- sical criticism upon it, in which he hinted that the letter could not be genuine. Luther Tucker, Sr., called upon me, and told me what Mr. Rotch had written. He did not publish it, but wrote him that the letter was certainly from the Earl of Warwick; that his "coat of arms" was on the seal, and there was nothing relating to the letter that could,be construed into deceit. I immediately sat down and wrote Mr. Rotch as severe a letter as was ever written to an- other. I knew the circumstances for which he left New England, and I did not scruple in asking him if he supposed my character was like unto his, obliged to leave home for evil deeds done in the body. I told Mr. Tucker what I had done, who knew the circumstances of the late banker's sinning, notwithstanding I told him "
Size: 2134px × 1172px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionbiod, bookdecade1900, bookyear1902
