My friends - I am stopping by today to let everyone know that I have another file ready for distribution in our continuing series on the JP Land Grants. As I have mentioned recently, we have basically completed, over the past 3 years, almost all of the nearly 10,000 grants which were offered in the JP region. I am now doing some housekeeping work in putting together those surnames which may have been left out for one reason or another up to now. This file contains more of the surname which begin with "Mc". Specifically, the surnames contained in this file are: McIntosh, McKracken, McKenney, McKnight, McKnion, McLaughlin, McLain, McLeod, McManes, McMinis, McMorris, McNatt, McNabb, McNeill/McNeel, McNot, McNutt, , McPherson, McPhail, McQuary, McRacken(s)/McRackin and McWorter. Subscribers to the lists which I host can obtain this file by sending a request to me(not to the List, please). Please ask for *File LG-854*. The file is available in either plain text or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. I will send the file as a plain text attachment to an e-mail message, unless PDF is requested. The file can also be sent in the body of an e-mail message, if attachments are not workable, but this form of transmission often skews the columnar alignments. If this approach is needed, please ask for the file as a "straight e-mail message". The complete file will be sent. Time constraints do not permit me to go into these files and extract data on individual surnames. Non-subscriber requests will be filled only if time permits. Those who attended the Jackson Purchase Homecoming event last October will recall that we had a number of copies of the 1880 Proctor Map of the Jackson Purchase region, which shows all of the sections, townships and ranges for the entire area. These were very large maps - 4 feet by 4 feet. I have had a number of requests for these maps over the months since the Homecoming, but recently, I found that I could no longer get the larger size. I now have a number of these same maps in a 2 by 3 foot size, which are much more manageable, and which retain almost all of the clarity of the original, larger size. The maps do not show Carlisle County, as it had not been formed yet in 1880, but the county line is easily determined and added. These Proctor maps are wonderful adjunctive aids when working with land records. I will offer these at my cost($6.00), plus the cost of a mailing tube and Priority Mail postage if anyone is interested in obtaining one of them. Please contact me by private e-mail if you have an interest in getting one of these maps. -B ==============================================================================