Thank you to those of you who replied to my question personally. This is a definition that I found online of Whitecaps - from http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/White+caps White caps, the members of a secret organization in various of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked in white. Their actions resembled those of the Ku Klux Klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated with the Klan, and their victims were often not black. ----- Original Message ----- From: M Nickless To: INLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [INLAWREN] PLEASANT MEADOWS VISITED BY WHITECAPS Can anyone explain just who or what a "whitecap" was? ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana S Flynn To: INLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:26 PM Subject: [INLAWREN] PLEASANT MEADOWS VISITED BY WHITECAPS BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1900 Pleasant MEADOWS, an aged farmer northwest of Bloomington, has had a second visit from whitecaps. The whipping took place last Saturday night, and MEADOWS was severely beaten. MEADOWS states that the whitecaps burst in his door with a rail and took him from his house in his night clothes, and whipped him until he was scarcely able to crawl back to his bed. The cause of the assault is quite a mystery to the friends of MEADOWS, but he claims that the midnight callers ordered him to sell his farm and give the money to his children. His farm is in fair condition, and is said to be worth $4000. It contains 278 acres and is located on the Bethel church road at the junction of the Unionville pike. MEADOWS has since moved to Bloomington. He claims to have recognized the whitecaps and will give the information to the grand jury at the proper time. ==== INLAWREN Mailing List ==== to unsubscibe from this list, send an e-mail to INLAWREN-L-Request@rootsweb.cm. type the word, "unsubscribe" as both the subject and the body of the message. hit send and you are off. allen murray