For those researching their Wicks/Wickes/Weeks/Weekes roots, or if you simply want to learn more about life in New York City at the end of the 18th Century, or if you're simply looking for a good read, I recommend: "The Trial of Levi Weeks" by Estelle Fox Kleiger, Laurel Paperback, March 1991, ppg. 240 (includes Appendix, Notes and Index). (Alternate title: "The Manhattan Well Mystery".) This case has more going on than the OJ trial: 1. It's the first recorded murder trial in New York City and in the U.S.A. 2. The defense is led by BOTH Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr >From the back cover: On December 22, 1799, Gulielma (Elma) Sands, a young woman residing in a Greenwich Street boardinghouse, borrowed a muff from a neighbor, left the house, and disappeared. On Christmas Eve, three young boys playing in Lispenard Meadows found Elma's borrowed muff floating in the Manhattan Well. Nine days later, Elma's body, violently battered, her gown "torn open with great violence" was grappled from the depths. LEVI WEEKS, HER LOVER AND A FELLOW BOARDER, WAS ARRESTED FOR HER MURDER. Did he do it? Would he be convicted? With brilliant suspense and historical accuracy, author Kreiger recreates the sensational trial of Levi Weeks and lets us witness his defense attorneys--Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr--in action ... in a real life murder mystery that is also a unique portrait of America's past. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY