Deane, that's great to know! He is quoted so often in Holland's Hist oF W.MA that I thought I'd look up a little about the fella. He wrote a book on the ecclesastical hisory of Franklin Co. Thanks for the info, Sue On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:01 , Deane Merrill <[email protected]> sent: >Dear Sue, >There is a collection (perhaps 200-300 pages total) of original manuscripts >and newspaper clippings at the Shelburne Historical Society. To my >knowledge no other copy of these documents exists. They are from both >Theophilus Packard Sr. and Theophilus Packard Jr. There is quite complete >coverage of the successful campaign of T.P.Jr's wife, to reform legislation >concerning a husband's right to declare his wife insane and have her >incarcerated against her will. >Deane Merrill >Shelburne Falls, MA >[email protected] >---------------------------------- >At 10:53 PM 11/14/2004, you wrote: >>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>Classification: Query >>Message Board URL: >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/890 >>Message Board Post: >>Hello, >>While looking for information relating to the >>Rev. Theophilus Packard, I came upon this website.... ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/