Hello! I e-mailed the list a while back about some original papers I found on my last trip to Union Parish Courthouse. These papers were regarding a suit filed against John Matthews and Alexander M. Taylor by the Alabama Bank. Franklin Armstrong had made a loan with the bank and Matthews and Taylor were his security on the loan. I have been reading back over these papers and came across this testimony by Hillary Ham. He states in his testimony that he was born in Alabama and came to Union Parish at 8 years of age. He also states that he is now 22 (April 1851). He said he was in Alabama in the fall of 1849 and that is where he heard about the character of Franklin Armstrong. I thought there might be someone on the list who might be interested in this information on Hillary. I will send a scanned copy to anyone who would like one. Debbie