He replied that he had not.

A few days later, after making the Indian several presents, I persuaded him to trade horses with me.

In this way I became possessed of the buckskin, although he still remained Government property.

I named him Buckskin Joe, and he proved to be a second Brigham.
I rode him during the summers of '69, '70, '71, and '72.

He was the horse ridden by the Grand Duke Alexis on his buffalo hunt.