I thought the story sounded familiar so checked on SNOPES, as expected it is not true and has been around for many years. http://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/horsethief.asp Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Treharne Jones Sent: 11 August 2011 11:53 To: glamorgan@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLA] Found in Family History Research Brilliant! So political spin started as early as the 19th century!