JIM ELBRECHT'S MESSAGE CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING: Many of the 'inevitability' historians use the letter from Adams to Jefferson in 1815 as their proof on inevitability; "What do we mean by the Revolution? The War? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an Effect and Consequence of it. The Revolution was in the Minds of the People, and this was effected, from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen Years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington." CAN ANYONE FURNISH A CITATION FOR THIS QUOTE? I HAVE HEARD IT FOR YEARS. ALSO IN JIM'S MESSAGE: "Sir William Keith, a capable royal governor of Pennsylvania, had a Machiavellian idea that the mother country should encourage jealousies between colonies. "For while they continue so, " he asserted, "it is mortally impossible that any dangerous union can be formed between them." [unfortunately this is one of his few unattributed quotes-- anybody know the source? I'm guessing it could be 1750's, but Keith was Gov 1716-1727.] I TOO WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE SOURCE FOR THIS. I AM STUDYING THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA IN THE 1770S AND IN FACT THE TWO COLONIES NEARLY WENT TO INTERCOLONIAL WAR (IF SUCH A THING WERE POSSIBLE) OVER THE POSSESSION OF THE PITTSBURGH AREA FINALLY, SOME MESSAGES WERE PASSED ABOUT VERMONT AND NEW YORK. JOHN MURRAY, EARL OF DUNMORE WAS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK IN 1772 AND WAS TRANSFERED TO VIRGINIA AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO GRAB LAND IN (NOW) WEST VIRGINIA. CAN ANYONE COMMENT ON DUNMORE'S ACTIVITIES AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK AND WHETHER HE WAS INVOLVED IN LAND GRABBING IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS WHILE GOVERNOR THERE? Armstrong Elkins, WV