>I noticed that in the first metnion you have Seward described as Secretary > of War. That was Stanton. Seward was Sec. of State, as later stated > correctly in the article. Was it a slip on your part, or a mistake in the > original? Dennis Ahern Dennis-FYI: I type 'em as I see 'em-- >>>by his valor saved the life of the honored Secretary of State, Wm. H. SEWARD, ...................while the struggle to save the Secretary of War was going on.

On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Linda/Don wrote: > >I noticed that in the first metnion you have Seward described as Secretary > > of War. That was Stanton. Seward was Sec. of State, as later stated > > correctly in the article. Was it a slip on your part, or a mistake in the > > original? Dennis Ahern > Dennis-FYI: > I type 'em as I see 'em-- > >>>by his valor saved the life of the honored Secretary > of State, Wm. H. SEWARD, ...................while the struggle to save > the Secretary of War was going on. Whenever I am transcribing an old newspaper that I know to contain errors, typographical or factual, I always put [sic] next to the mistake. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/MA/Middlesex/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dennis- yes, I ususally do the same-- > Whenever I am transcribing an old newspaper that I know to contain errors, > typographical or factual, I always put [sic] next to the mistake.<< sometimes, tho, I get typing and just keep going ! due to the high quantity of articles that I type out for online use, it's a sure thing that I will not correct some of the mistakes. (altho-it is a way to find out if anyone is truly reading/paying attention to these newsies!!) thanks, I'm sure the other readers will be glad you corrected the error. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Ahern" <ahern@world.std.com> To: <NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [NY-Old-News] Genesee Co., May 26-1886 > > On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Linda/Don wrote: > > > >I noticed that in the first metnion you have Seward described as Secretary > > > of War. That was Stanton. Seward was Sec. of State, as later stated > > > correctly in the article. Was it a slip on your part, or a mistake in the > > > original? Dennis Ahern > > Dennis-FYI: > > I type 'em as I see 'em-- > > >>>by his valor saved the life of the honored Secretary > > of State, Wm. H. SEWARD, ...................while the struggle to save > > the Secretary of War was going on. > > Whenever I am transcribing an old newspaper that I know to contain errors, > typographical or factual, I always put [sic] next to the mistake. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts > Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/MA/Middlesex/ > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > ==== NY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== > County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >