Happy Sunday Cousins, Just stumbled across an interesting quote. Before you read it, remember that Juliet Evans, daughter of Isaac Evans and his first wife Jane Morton, granddaughter of Richard Evans and Mary Pearce, was married to Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, a fairly important person of the times...... Here it is: Page 206 of John C. Waugh's book "One Man Great Enough" "Lincoln was on the circuit when news of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise reached Illinois. Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, who was sharing a room with him at a local tavern, said Lincoln sat on the edge of the bed and discussed the situation far into the night. Dickey finally fell asleep, but when he awoke the next morning Lincoln was still sitting up in bed, deep in thought. 'I tell you, Dickey,' he said, picking up where he had left off the night before, 'this nation cannot exist half-slave and half-free!' [footnote 10] ----------- On another note: I've finished the Physician essay. [unless another doctor pops up from somewhere....] I just have to figure out how to copyright it quickly and I'll post it until I can find some journal to take it. Since it's about 42 pages long [at 14 point, so could be reduced], I can't think of who would want it. Anyway just some proofreading and fine-tuning left. ----------- Also, our cousin, Suzanne, has really done us a great service with one of the Evans bibles... stay tuned! R