in 1792, figure was advertised for stud before he was given as payment for a debt to justin morgan (1747-1798), a singing teacher and one-time randolph, vermont, town clerk. morgan owned figure from 1792-1795, advertising him for stud in randolph and lebanon, new hampshire (1793), and royalton, vermont (1794), and williston and hinesburg, vermont (1795). he leased figure to robert evans in the fall of 1795 to clear land for a mr. fisk at a rate of $15.00 a year.