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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A famous mammoth ox, bred by John Humphries of Hopewell, was brought to Trenton on Thursday last. The 7-year-old animal, purchased for $500, measures 18 hands 1.75 inches high, 18 feet 2.5 inches long, 14 feet circumference near fore shoulders, and 5 feet 7 inches from withers to dew lap.
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On Thursday last was brought to this place the famous MAMMOTH OX, bred by John Humphries of Hopewell, in this country. This extraordinary animal far surpasses, in size, any of the same species ever raised in America, or perhaps in the world. It is now 7 years old and was purchased for the sum of 500 dollars. Its measurement is as follows: Height, 18 hands 1 inch and 3/4ths: length, 18 feet 2 inches and a half; circumference, near the fore shoulders, 14 feet, and from his withers to the bottom of the dew lap, he measures 5 feet and 7 inches.
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Trenton
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Thursday Last
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purchased for 500 dollars
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The famous MAMMOTH OX, bred by John Humphries of Hopewell, was brought to Trenton. This 7-year-old animal surpasses any of its species in size ever raised in America or perhaps the world. Measurements: Height, 18 hands 1 inch and 3/4ths; length, 18 feet 2 inches and a half; circumference near the fore shoulders, 14 feet; from withers to bottom of dew lap, 5 feet and 7 inches.