Thank you for the info on the gun, I printed it out to save. I have bragged so much about my family that I suspect they think I am blowing hot air. This will add some tooth to it! Cuz Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Maupin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Rifle > ________________ > This is the information I have on the George Washington rifle. Bill > or Loren will know more and be able to correct any errors to my > story. I believe Vernon Maupin is in possession of the rifle at this > time. The rifle originally belonged to Daniel III, cousin of Mosias > Maupin. Washington had six guns made to be given to special soldiers. > Daniel III was an Orderly Sergeant at Yorktown. He and his cousin > Mosias took care of Cornwallis after he was captured. General > Washington gave one of these guns to Daniel III. Daniel gave the gun > to Mosias in 1805 when he came to Missouri. Vernon Maupin is from > the Lewis Maupin line. Bettye (Mrs. Max Gail) Maupin - Rolla, > Missouri. I have a picture of Max holding the huge rifle but don't > have the ability to put it on the Net. > ____________________________ > >I have 2 pictures of the gun when it was presented the first time at the VA > >reunion in 2000. However, I sent the pictures to I think Dorothy, however, > >I still have the negatives. I guess I could get copies again. > > > > > >Carolyn F > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:28 PM > >Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Rifle > > > > > >> That would be the gun! > > > >> > Would that be the gun that George Washington gave to the Maupin orderly? > > > > > > > >==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > >Please don't post private information about living people without > >permission. All posts are archives. Search our Maupin Message > >Board at: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted material without permission of the author. Search our Maupin Message Board at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > >