List Subscribers - Attala-L The following message was received from Dennis Boswell who apparently is not currently subscribe to the list. I will bring this to his attention. Everette Carr List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis K. Boswell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Old Ellington Tintype being auctioned on eBay - who is this Mr. Ellington? > If you will go to > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14279&item=6150763126&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW > > . . . you will find an old tintype being auctioned. > > It carried the description, "You are bidding on an old tintype of a > distinguished looking man with his hand resting on a table. Although he > doesn't look old at all, he is identified on the reverse as "Old Mr. > Ellington, Sallis, Miss." The photo is in a window card frame and the > image is very clear. See scan. " > > On my system, the photo is quite dark and the figure of the man is barely > visible. Considering Tintypes were popular from 1856 (year patented) until > the early 1900's, perhaps reaching Attala County (if this tintype was > taken in Attala County) in the 1860s then "Old Mr. Ellington, Sallis, > Miss." might refer to a man in, say, his seventies (?). > > Hence, this "Mr. Ellington" might have been born, say, between 1790 and > 1830 - as a pure guess. If any of this happens to be true, then it is > possible this "old Mr. Ellington" might be either Daniel H. Ellington (b. > 1815; d. 1883, who lived in the Rocky Point area) or Washington Ellington > (b. 1801; d. 1860). Were I to guess, I would say Washington Ellington if, > in fact, it is one of these two Ellingtons. > > By the way, the auction ends in two days on February 4th at 3:38:07 pm > Pacific Standard Time. > > Take a look and see if your eyes are any better than mine at picking out > who this might be and let us know at [email protected] > > Regards, > > > Dennis K. Boswell > 301 Crow Canyon Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 > > Telephone: (916) 987-3599 > Fax: (916) 987-3555 > Email: [email protected] > > >