At 08:31 PM 12/19/2000 +0000, you wrote: >I guess they wanted the first wounds to heal before meting out >the rest of the punishments by lashing. I doubt if Rowan Co. NC was more >harsh than others in this early period. > >Betty Pace Ann Massengill responds: Betty, thank you for such interesting information. I, for one, enjoy these little peeks into our ancestors' lives. I got the feeling during that business over the teen-aged drug dealer in Singapore, that what is usually meant by lashes can result in severe crippling and even death. Live is good. annie