Randolph Huntington Horse Breeding Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MSSP_7008

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Content Description

A group of 53 letters from 27 correspondents sent to the noted horse breeder Randolph Huntington. All the letters in the collection deal with horses and breeding and are seeking information or advice from Huntington. Most of the letters in the collection date to after February 1894. The designation "ALS" for files indicates a handwritten autograph signed letter.

Dates

Creation: 1881-1903

Creator

Huntington, Randolph (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Randolph Huntington (1828-1916) was a well-known horse breeder from Rochester and Oyster Bay, New York. He is best remembered for what he called his Clay-Arabs, which he bred by crossing the Clay family of American trotting horses with imported Arabian horses. During the Panic of 1893 Huntington's operation went into receivership, and his stock was sold.