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Auction notice for Bonaparte the horse in Burke county
A public notice advertises Bonaparte a about ten year old bay thoroughbred horse for sale at 15 dollars per mare with 10 dollars due by December 20 and a 20 dollar insurance fee. It lists breeding and racing history from 1806 through 1813, notes his lineage from Diomed and Celer, and promises care with potential liability for distant mares. Signed by R Byne with multiple breeders certifying foal quality and seafaring claims from July 1809 and March 1813.
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Feriber
Burke County
Mex
Brier Creek
Louisville
Augusta
Waynesborough
Qyker Road
Waritton
Sultan
Sandersville
Washington County
Hiram
United States
Virginia
Jane
Bonaparte
Celer
Janus
Gen. Mead
Mere
Red House
N.C
Jno. Lewis
Alderman
Mr. Opilby
Caswell Cour House
N. C
Case
B. Kennon
Commerce
Bedford
Jones
Morning Star
Diomed
Hillsboro
Jose Moore
Duvéra
Bowling Green
Jas. Swanson
C. R. Byne
Thomas M Hamlett
Weilliam Taylor
Thomas Ellore
Herndon Hiraldson
William Parker
Abraham Dunaway
John Ellmore
Ihomas Phillips
John Burton
Thomas Feffreys
John Hubbard
March