Hi Boyds LOL I'm am trying to keep you all busy here! Like I said before, I am going through my collection of books looking for Boyds. As I find them, I will post. These books contain other names too, so if you want me to check for other names, just let me know. Hope this helps someone!! * Title Page * DEATH NOTICES FROM RICMOND, VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS 1821 - 1840 Published by: The Virginia Genealogical Society Special Publication Number 9 There is in the introduction page: The notices have not been reproduced verbatim, but shortened in a manner to contain most of the pertinent facts. The words "wife" and "widow" have usually been substituted for the words "consort" and relict". Most readers of old newspapers know that "Instant" means this month and "Ultimo" means last month. The newspaper usually shortens these to "Inst." and "Ult." The notice was often written before the end of the month and labeled "Inst." and published early in the next month, so that Inst. is in error. Where we noticed, we have inserted: "(Ult.)" When dates are not given in the notice, they often say such things as "died last Wed." When last Wednesday's date is obvious from the date of the newspaper, it follows in parentheses, others it is omitted. The obituaries often contain other facts of interest that are too long to include. Here the statement, ("long obit.") is added. The original notice should be consulted where the reader is interested in other details or in the flowery eulogy that often accompanies a notice. This information was obtained from the newspaper and microfilm collections of The Virginia State Library. The names of the newspaper has been shortened to initials as found in the following key: RE = Ricmond Enquirer RW = Richmond Whit (semi-weekly and daily) RCW = Ricmond Constitutional Whit RC = Richmond Compiler (in some years called Richmond Courier & Compiler) VP = Virginia Patriot RDMA = Ricmond Daily Mercantile Advertiser VP & RDMA = Above two papers after merger RVT = Richmond Visitor & Telegraph Page: 32 Died at his res. Poplar Grove, in King & Queen Co., on 31st May, age 25, *Robert B. Boyd*, Esq., leaving wife and 2 small children. RW, June 22, 1838, p. 2 Mindy