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{this appears to be records of sire service for the owner's and his neighbours cattle}

Hector 1844 - bro. form next page - 2

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Spots 3 yr old </td>
  <td>Your <s>0</s> OZ -- YO/<s>0</s></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15X</td>  
  <td>Anglin - </td>
  <td>Black & Wh. Heifer</td>
  <td><s>0</s>O "" P <s>0</s>1/U</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20"</td>
  <td>Coumun --</td>
  <td> Brindle Heifer </td>
  <td><s>0</s>X/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28X</td>
  <td>W. Anglin -- </td>
  <td>Red -- </td>
  <td>0/11</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Red --- </td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>" X</td>
  <td>Cairns  --</td>
  <td> Red Cow -- </td>
  <td>rec this day ? 2/6 - D/11</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29X </td>
  <td>J Peter Whaughton</td>
  <td> Red --</td>
  <td>X/4 pd &/h</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>2X</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Beauty</td>
  <td>Y11/11 ---  &11/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>D. Stewart --</td>
  <td> Red Heifer</td>
  <td>YZ/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td><s>Sandy Curar</s></td>
  <td>Red Cow</td>
  <td> YP/" P 10 Feb 45 P 10 feb 45</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Laird Stewart</td>
  <td>Black Heifer</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Red Cow - white streak back</td>
  <td>YP/11</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7X</td>
  <td>Ales brs</td>
  <td>small black Cow </td>
  <td>YO/11</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"X</td>
  <td>Peter MNaughton</td>
  <td>Red Cow</td>
  <td>"   "</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>D Stewart</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>YX/"</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"X</td>
  <td>Duncan Campbell/Sam'l Stewart</td>
  <td>P?6Z/11</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>John Stewart</td>
  <td>Bell Cow, Red</td>
  <td><s>0</s>7/-"</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Laird Stewart</td>
  <td>Brown Black</td>
  <td><s>0</s>7/-"</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>" X</td>
  <td>W.Anglin</td>
  <td>Bl & Wh. Heifer</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td><s>Jm Stewart</s></td>
  <td>Red Heifer, some wh. on face</td>
  <td>{illegible}<s> 0</s>/P</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"X</td>
  <td>Befsy 011/11</td>
  <td>had a Heifer 01/22</td>
  <td><s>0</s>11/__</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Rankins</td>
  <td>Red Heifer</td>
  <td><s>0</s>P/--</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>Bl. & Wh. spotted Cow</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17X</td>
  <td>W. Anglin</td>
  <td>Black & wh. Heifer sup. 2nd time</td>
  <td><s>0</s>0/-</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"X</td>
  <td>Cherry</td>
  <td>ride & P/P</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"X</td>
  <td>W Anglin over</td>
  <td>Red Cow</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Red Cow </td>
  <td>6X/-</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21X</td>
  <td>P. M.Naughton</td>
  <td>White br. sides carried up 11 to</td>
  <td>Y/J</td>
 </tr>
<table>

{Second side of sheet}

11E

<tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Runkin</td>
  <td>Red Cow, wh. on back </td>
  <td><s>0</s>/&</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>P. MNaughton</td>
  <td>Red Cow - bro' by M Nichol</td>
  <td>X/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>1X</td>
  <td>Alex </td>
  <td>Black Cow</td>
  <td>Y1/-"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Jn Stewart</td>
  <td>Red Heifer vis </td>
  <td>Y<s>0</s>/0  Y0 - "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Don. Stewart</td>
  <td>Black Heif?</td>
  <td>Y"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Runkin</td>
  <td>young black Cow</td>
  <td>Y&  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Don Stewart</td>
  <td>Red Heifer</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Conmans</td>
  <td>Brindle Cow</td>
  <td>YZ "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>2 yr old Red Cow</td>
  <td>YX "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10X</td>
  <td>Abner Bullard</td>
  <td>Dunked Cow</td>
  <td> P Y11/11  <s> 0</s>E- "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19X</td>
  <td>P. W.Naughton</td>
  <td>Red Cow wh. spots on forehead <s>0</s> /Z</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Brownish Red & Wh. Cow</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27X</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Cherry</td>
  <td>vis YP/4 - XP/Z  p/Z - P -2  7 May - Heifer</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>John Stewart</td>
  <td>New Cow 24 or 25 {illegible} </td>
  <td>Z -"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Aug</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>Red</td>
  <td>Z/A</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sep</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>do </td>
  <td>do 2nd time </td>
  <td><s>0</s>Z/ - '</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24X </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Blacky</td>
  <td>A/P</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1845 - over 2 Pages

{Second Page}

1843 -- Hecr

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Feb</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>W Tarquists</td>
  <td>Din. Brin</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>April</td>
  <td>14 </td>
  <td><s>Runkins</s></td>
  <td>Brown w. bks</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22 - 24</td>
  <td>do   do</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Oo</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Red</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td><s>Peter MNaughton</s>  John</td>
  <td>Red</td>
  <td>Vis'd vi 27th ins</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td><s>Jn</s> Donald Stewart</td>
  <td>{illegible} all night not {illegible}</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>same</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Red</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Beauty</td>
  <td>xxxx xxxx</s> 11E/11 - Had a Heifer 31 March </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Rev? Mr Allan's</td>
  <td>Red & white N.1</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>Red & white No 2</td>
  <td>A/P</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Jefsy</td>
  <td><s>xxxx</s> P/& <s>XXXX</s> <s>Blacky sup. {illegible}</td></s>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>John McNaughton</td>
  <td>2 line Red - res? </td>
  <td>2g brag 44</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Lyra  <s>XXXX</s></td>
  <td>&/& M sold to McCulloch</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Runkin</td>
  <td>Beauty</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td><s>29</s> 30</td>
  <td>Gad Curtis</td>
  <td>Red, broken horn</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Alexs</td>
  <td>Black</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td><s>W McNaughton</s></td>
  <td><s>Light Red, 3 yrs old</s></td>
  <td>no Calf</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Coumans</td>
  <td>dark Brindle</td>
  <td>{illegible} Jan.44</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>W Anglins</td>
  <td>W 11th Jun 44</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Rev'd Mr Allans</td>
  <td>White & Red</td>
  <td>W 1 Jan 44</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Coumans</td>
  <td>Heifer</td>
  <td>A/P</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Wm Anglins</td>
  <td>Bl. & white</td>
  <td>P. 11 Jan.44</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15/16</td>
  <td>Will Blacky</td>
  <td>Blacky</td>
  <td><s>0</s>P/& mifsing for 2 days & came home with a Heifer</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>John Stewart</td>
  <td>Bl Heifer</td>
  <td><s>0</s>0/&</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>F Sargent</td>
  <td>Wh. faced Red</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>D'ld Stewart</td>
  <td>Black</td>
  <td>Y/2</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>F Sargents</td>
  <td>Red</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>John Stinson</td>
  <td>Heifer</td>
  <td>0/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>D'd Stewart</td>
  <td>Bl.Heifer</td>
  <td>YE/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>( ab large) yearling</td>
  <td>"  "</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Mr Allans</td>
  <td>Guelph Cow (2 times)</td>
  <td>Y&/Z</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Rankin</td>
  <td>Black Heifer</td>
  <td>Y2/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Aug</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Jn Stewart</td>
  <td>New Cow</td>
  <td>@  <s>0</s>X/"</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Rankins</td>
  <td>Red Heifer 2 tim. sup. not servd</td>
  <td>I/4</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td><s>Cherry put in field sup not servd</s></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Nov</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Maccullocks</td>
  <td>Red Cow</td>
  <td>pd</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1844

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>March</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Jefsy</td>
  <td>& 0X/4  sold to Wood</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Maccullocks</td>
  <td>Cow Spotted</td>
  <td>pd</td>
 </tr>
 <table>

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{this appears to be records of sire service for the owner's and his neighbours cattle}

Hector 1844 - bro. form next page - 2

May	9		Spots 3 yr old	Your 0 OZ -- YO/0
	15X	Anglin -	Black & Wh. Heifer	0O "" P 01/U
	20"	Coumun --	Brindle Heifer	0X/"
	28X	W. Anglin --	Red --	0/11
	"		Red ---	" "
	" X	Cairns --	Red Cow --	rec this day ? 2/6 - D/11
	29X	J Peter Whaughton	Red --	X/4 pd &/h
June	2X		Beauty	Y11/11 --- &11/"
	4	D. Stewart --	Red Heifer	YZ/"
	6	~~Sandy Curar~~	Red Cow	YP/" P 10 Feb 45 P 10 feb 45
	"	Laird Stewart	Black Heifer	" "
	"	Gad Curtis	Red Cow - white streak back	YP/11
	7X	Ales brs	small black Cow	YO/11
	"X	Peter MNaughton	Red Cow	" "
	8	D Stewart		YX/"
	"X	Duncan Campbell/Sam'l Stewart	P?6Z/11	" "
	9	John Stewart	Bell Cow, Red	07/-"
	10	Laird Stewart	Brown Black	07/-"
	" X	W.Anglin	Bl & Wh. Heifer	" "
	12	~~Jm Stewart~~	Red Heifer, some wh. on face	{illegible} 0/P
	"X	Befsy 011/11	had a Heifer 01/22	011/__
	16	Rankins	Red Heifer	0P/--
	"	do	Bl. & Wh. spotted Cow	" "
	17X	W. Anglin	Black & wh. Heifer sup. 2nd time	00/-
	"X	Cherry	ride & P/P	" "
	"X	W Anglin over	Red Cow	" "
	18	Gad Curtis	Red Cow	6X/-
	21X	P. M.Naughton	White br. sides carried up 11 to	Y/J

{Second side of sheet} 11E

June	22	Runkin	Red Cow, wh. on back	0/&
	29	P. MNaughton	Red Cow - bro' by M Nichol	X/"
July	1X	Alex	Black Cow	Y1/-"
	2	Jn Stewart	Red Heifer vis	Y0/0 Y0 - "
	3	Don. Stewart	Black Heif?	Y" "
	4	Runkin	young black Cow	Y& "
	"	Don Stewart	Red Heifer	" "
	5	Conmans	Brindle Cow	YZ "
	9	Gad Curtis	2 yr old Red Cow	YX "
	10X	Abner Bullard	Dunked Cow	P Y11/11 0E- "
	19X	P. W.Naughton	Red Cow wh. spots on forehead 0 /Z
	"	Gad Curtis	Brownish Red & Wh. Cow	" "
	27X		Cherry	vis YP/4 - XP/Z p/Z - P -2 7 May - Heifer
		John Stewart	New Cow 24 or 25 {illegible}	Z -"
Aug	25	do	Red	Z/A
Sep	15	do	do 2nd time	0Z/ - '
	24X		Blacky	A/P

1845 - over 2 Pages {Second Page} 1843 -- Hecr

Feb	1	W Tarquists	Din. Brin
April	14	~~Runkins~~	Brown w. bks
	22 - 24	do do		Oo
May	11	Gad Curtis	Red
June	3	~~Peter MNaughton~~ John	Red	Vis'd vi 27th ins
		Jn Donald Stewart	{illegible} all night not {illegible}
	12	do	same
	15	Gad Curtis	Red
	18		Beauty	xxxx xxxx 11E/11 - Had a Heifer 31 March
	22	Rev? Mr Allan's	Red & white N.1
	23	do	Red & white No 2	A/P
	26		Jefsy	~~xxxx~~ P/& ~~XXXX~~ ~~Blacky sup. {illegible}~~
	27	John McNaughton	2 line Red - res?	2g brag 44
	"		Lyra ~~XXXX~~	&/& M sold to McCulloch
	"	Runkin	Beauty
	29 30	Gad Curtis	Red, broken horn
July	1	Alexs	Black
	"	~~W McNaughton~~	~~Light Red, 3 yrs old~~	no Calf
	2	Coumans	dark Brindle	{illegible} Jan.44
	3	W Anglins	W 11th Jun 44
	11	Rev'd Mr Allans	White & Red	W 1 Jan 44
	14	Coumans	Heifer	A/P
	"	Wm Anglins	Bl. & white	P. 11 Jan.44
	15/16	Will Blacky	Blacky	0P/& mifsing for 2 days & came home with a Heifer
	16	John Stewart	Bl Heifer	00/&
	"	F Sargent	Wh. faced Red	" "
	19	D'ld Stewart	Black	Y/2
	"	F Sargents	Red	" "
	22	John Stinson	Heifer	0/"
	25	D'd Stewart	Bl.Heifer	YE/"
	"	do	( ab large) yearling	" "
	29	Mr Allans	Guelph Cow (2 times)	Y&/Z
	30	Rankin	Black Heifer	Y2/"
Aug	13	Jn Stewart	New Cow	@ 0X/"
	19	Rankins	Red Heifer 2 tim. sup. not servd	I/4
	22		~~Cherry put in field sup not servd~~
Nov	11	Maccullocks	Red Cow	pd

1844

March	11		Jefsy	& 0X/4 sold to Wood
	19	Maccullocks	Cow Spotted	pd

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