Yes, $7.50 is correct. jay --- Pat Kennedy <pat-igree-kenn@charter.net> wrote: > In reading this, would the price of the book be > $750.00 or $7.50? I would > think $7.50 is the right price. > > Pat > pat-igree-kenn@charter.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <WBLanders@aol.com> > To: <MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 12:43 PM > Subject: [MOLAWREN] Trail of Tears > > > > The Barry County Genealogical Society published a > small book, “The Trail > > of > > Tears in Barry County, Missouri 1837-1838-1839” > > I won’t quote from the book, except page 13: > > “Late in 1837, a party numbering 356, with B.B. > Cannon as conductor, left > > Tennessee and set out on what is now called the > Northern Route, which > > passed > > through Missouri. During the forced removal in > 1838, twelve of the > > thirteen > > detachments of Cherokee passed through Missouri, > all but one entering the > > state in > > Cape Girardeau County.” > > [A portion of the Diary of B.B. Cannon is > contained in the book] > > A map, at the center fold, shows various routes. > The northern route went > > through Illinois and crossed the Mississippi at > Cap Girardeau, then > > slightly north > > and back down to Springfield, then south, catching > the southeast corner of > > Lawrence county, entering Barry County through > McDowell (formerly > > McDonald-second county seat of Barry County) where > Jonas Locke’s Spring is > > located, then > > along what would become the Old Wire Road to > Cassville to Arkansas, all > > the way > > to Fayetteville, then west to Tahlequah, Indian > Territory. > > The map shows Hildebrand following a route near > the Northern Route while > > Benge > > ’s route veers south through Arkansas much > sooner. Bell’s Route went > > through > > Memphis and through Arkansas. There is also a > Water Route down the > > Mississippi to the Arkansas and to the Northwest. > > Point is, the Trail of Tears followed several > routes based on the whim of > > their leader. > > It has been written that Barsheba Pannell, the > widow of Victor Pannell was > > Cherokee. They settled early at the head of Spring > River near Verona and > > she > > later married my ancestor. It is said that in > later years Barsheba stated > > that > > helping feed the Indians as the passed through was > difficult. > > Anyway, Verona would be near where the route > turned south into Barry > > County. > > Bill Landers > > The little book is 48 pages and well worth the > price of $750 from Barry > > Co. G > > & H Society, P O Box 291,Cassville, MO 65625 > > Or you can pick one up at Field’s Photo Archives > on highway 248, > > Cassville. > > > > > > > > ************************************** AOL now > offers free email to > > everyone. > > Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com