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Letter on Sir Archie and Gen Davie horse history in North Carolina
Col Benehan Cameron of Starville recounts the tale of Sir Archie the horse linked to Gen William R. Davie. The letter clarifies birthplace debates, tracing dam lineage to Castianara and Diomed, notes ownership shifts among Randolph Tayloe and Amis families, and recalls Davie paying $5000 for the Derby sire. Further family memories recount Sir Archie’s burial near the James River and the horse’s lasting influence through bloodlines.
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Col
Kenehan Cameron
Sir Archie
Victor
William &. Davie
Gen. Davie
Benehan Cameron
Davie
Monroe
Walter Clark
Col. Cameron
William R. Davie
News & Observer
Jackson
Union
Lancaster
N. C
Walkup
Judge Hughes
District of
Virginia
Turf, Field and Farm
Ben Lamond
James River
Richmond
T. Mumford
Mumford
Rockingham
Archie Randolph
Clarke County
John Tayloe
Mount Airy
Richmond County
Diomed
England
Caroline County
Thecat
Carter Hall
Quike County
John Joe
Archie
Ton Lamond
Blue Gras
Randolph
William R. Johnson
Peetisburg
Haymarket
William E. Davie
Amis
Northampton County
North Carolina
Junius
Jack
Moorefields
Junius Amis
Louisiana
Samar
R. B
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Mr. Amis
Sir Achie
Timoteon
Bastin
Lexington
America
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Department of the West
Omeha
Portland
Governor's Behind
New York
Ile of New Orleans
Louisiana Historical Society
General Jackson
Parton