This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rlhsd Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sierra/319.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In the book "Over North in Sierra County" by James J Sinnott (page 21), a list of early Sierra County businesses is included. In 1862 one "A. J. Howe" operates as an Attorney at Law in St Louis. I am currently creating a surname index for that book and posted it at: http://cagenweb.com/sierra/Ref_books/OverNorthIndex.html Rick Hanson Sierra County CAGenWeb http://cagenweb.com/sierra/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.