Dear Nancy: Why not send it to the Massachussetts GenWeb? Anna BERTRAM <abertram@hotcom.net> -----Original Message----- From: Diana Davis <ddavis@logicsouth.com> To: COLLINS-L@rootsweb.com <COLLINS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 1:56 PM Subject: Fw: Mark CROSBY of MA in 1860s--descendants wanted > > >>This seems to be a worthwhile search, seen on another list. I hope >this man >>belongs to someone on this mailing list. Please reply to << >n-smith1@ti.com >>>> not to me. >> >>> "I don't know how to get this posted nation-wide. But, I would >like >>> to see this original document returned to a member of the original >>> family. My mother-in-law bought a picture frame at an estate sale >in >>> Tucson, AZ. When she took the picture out and removed the >cardboard >>> from behind it, a very delicate, old, and yellowed piece of paper >fell >>> out. This is a summary of what was written and readable on the >paper: >>> =========================================== >>> Civil War Discharge Paper >>> For: Mark CROSBY, Jr. >>> Private, Company B, 16th Regiment >>> Union Army >>> >From Yarmouth, Massachusetts >>> Entered service in 1860 and left service 1864 >>> Marked Paid and signed by B. McCONNELL >>> >>> Description: >>> 5 ft. 3 inches, gray eyes, dark curly hair. >>> He was a clerk in the Union Army. >>> >>> Entered in the Auditors records on July 26, 1870 >>> This document bears the Union Crest. >>> ================================================= >>> >>> Help me post this for others to read. If you know someone who >might >>> be interested in this document, please E-Mail a reply to my >inquiry. >>> >>> A life is not lost when it is known to future generations. Help me >>> keep Mark CROSBY, Jr. alive for his family. >>> >>> Forward this message to anywhere you think might help. >>> >>> Happy Hunting! >>> Nancy J. Smith >>> n-smith1@ti.com >> >>