Cassie, Please send a copy to me. Thanks. Ken At 01:46 AM 4/5/99 -0500, you wrote: >I've only skimmed the recent posts re: Samuel Elam, so I hope I'm not >being redundant, but as to his religious preference, the following is >found in "Recollections of Olden Times" by Hazard, Thomas R., and >Hazard, Willis P., p.88: > > "The only other tree left standing > was the old historic button wood tree that now > lies in ruins on the spot where it fell more than > twenty years ago, on the Samuel Elam, or > Vaucluse, estate. > > This place was named Vaucluse by the old > English Quaker gentleman from his fancying that > a bitter disappointment he experienced in a love > affair with Miss Redwood, the then reigning > beauty and belle of Newport, bore some > resemblance to the torments Petrarch endured > through his unfortunate passion for Laura." > >p.90 > "Samuel Elam, an English gentleman of fortune, > inherited the Vaucluse estate from his uncle, > Jarvis Elam, and laid out and commenced the > embellishment of the grounds shortly after the > British left the Island in 1779. " > >p. 91 > "His cellar was stored > with the choicest wines and liquors, which, > though a Quaker himself pledged to "temperance > in all things," his politeness and good-breeding > could not permit him to compel his guests to > indulge in without the convivial assistance of > their host. Mr. Elam's habit in this respect so grew > upon him that Friends of his religious persuasion > at last felt required by their book of discipline to > deal with him as an offender, because of his lack > of sufficient abstinence from the intoxicating > fluid. He was, in accordance with the society's > usage, notified that on a certain fourth day of the > week a committee appointed by the monthly > meeting of Newport would call at his house on > business deemed of importance, in the way of > counsel and reproof." > >This book devotes 7 pages to Samuel Elam. While I cannot reprint it in >its entirety here, if anyone is interested, I will be happy to e-mail >them a copy. > >Cassie > > >