He by ACHMET, his dam an Abyssinian mare; Presented by Murad Bey to Gen. Sir Ralph Abercrombie, who rode him into battle. The gen. was mortally wounded at Aboukir, Egypt. The horse was then sold to Commodore Baron of the U.S. Navy, who imported him and sold him to Col. John Tayloe, of Virginia. Wallace's American Stud-Book [1867], vI, p344. Bruce's ASB, 1873 - revised 1884 - Vol.1 (A-l), p.147 (SELIM)