Hey! I found this very interesting & intriguing book in the library Sunday & thought I would share it with you. PASSPORTS OF SOUTHEASTERN PIONEERS 1770-1823, by Dorothy Williams Potter, 1982. Did you know our forebears had to have passports to pass into the Spanish owned territories or through the Creek Indian Nation on their way to somewhere else? This book is really fascinating & is worthwhile looking into. I've included the Bolins here to give you an idea of what can be found in this book. Hope I'm not violating any laws, but this was so interesting. Bernadine Teague PASSPORTS OF SOUTHEASTERN PIONEERS l770-1823, by Dorothy Williams Potter, 1982. Spanish Passports in the Mississippi Valley pg. 7 John Whitaker Willis, John Ashby, and William Bolland, of Stafford and Fauquier counties, in Virginia, were engaged in the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. After the engagement (they) visited Kentucky....Being afraid to return to Virginia by land, along the usual route, they hollowed out a pirogue from the body of a large tree and passed down the rivers in it to New Orleans. From this point the party made its way to Pensacola, then in possession of the British. Here they were assisted by the Governor, and conveyed to Charleston, in South Carolina, whence their return to Virginia was easy. Georgia Passports Executive Dept. Fri. 15th Nov. 1809 On recommendation ORDERED That a passport be prepared for John Boling and Azariah Alldred with their families to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians which was presented and signed. pg. 223 Executive Dept. Sat. 27th Feb. 1808 On recommendation Tilman and Dixon and Abram Borland ORDERED that a passport through the Creek Nation be prepared for Anderson Moore which was presented and signed. Wm. Bowling J.P. signed as a character witness for Mr. Soloman Boykin and inhabitant of Burke Co., Ga. to have a passport, Jan. 20, 1803 Wm. Bowling J.P. also signed as a character witness for a passport for Mr. William Alexander to visit the Settlement on Tom big Bey, Sept. 6, 1804.