In a message dated 11/4/2007 4:52:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, nclincol-request@rootsweb.com writes: Jack, His name was actually Jonas W. Derr. I will be glad to send you a copy of the file if you send me your physical address. We also have a piece of bar iron that is marked "J.W. Derr/Cold Blast/NC". We retrieved this artifact from the Madison Iron Furnace site that he operated. I can email you a photograph of it if you would like. Thanks, Jason Thanks, Jason. Of course it was Jonas, not Joshua. I was relying on my memory, not my notes or files, when I wrote the comments about him. Always a bad idea to rely only on my memory! I would love a copy of the file if you don't mind sending it. I can study it while recovering from hip surgery, which takes place in a week or so. An e'mailed photo of the artifact would also be great! Physical address is: Jack Darr, 1245 Camino Corto, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3593. Thanks so much!! Jack ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com