Have you thought of contacting the New York City police department? They may have historical records that could be of help. -----Original Message----- From: MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of genewell2@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 2:03 PM To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Re: Railroad accident 1853 reported in Springfield Republican 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/VFB.2ACI/4190.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you. I have informatiom about his wife, children and Ruth, his mother-in-law. I hoped to find an obituary which might identify the location of his siblings at the time of his death. I am particularly interested in his brother Solomon born in 1809. He left Springfield before 1830 for Philadelphia and was in NYC by 1850. He was a cabinetmaker and then a Policeman in NY.