I have no idea about the value of horses in 1860, but one of my ancestors  
was involved in selling them.
 
He is Isham Hall Williams, born 10 December 1825 in Scott County, VA.   As 
a young man he traveled with some of his brothers and neighbors to  
Missouri.  He did a lot of traveling after his arrival in MO.  In  1849, he and some 
friends went to California to find their fortune in  gold.  When they did 
not, he boarded a ship at San Francisco and  traveled (either around the 
world or around S. America).  
 
After returning to Missouri and marrying, he and an elder brother (known as 
 Jockey), made trips to Texas where they rounded up wild horses, herded 
them back  to Missouri and sold them. Much of this is not documented, but 
records show that  his two eldest daughters and the eldest son of his brother 
settled in Hill  County, Texas about 1879.
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/4/2014 1:40:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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Horses
were used to pull wagons with loadsonn a farm. They were  also used
fortransportationn to pull buggies, to ride with a saddle. They  pulled
plows, mowers. You could not operate a farm without a horse or mule.  They
were replaced by tractor and motor power equipment


Reg  Vassar

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