Listers, I have been fortunate to be contacted by a fellow genealogist who is also a stamp collector. He purchased a letter to Elijah Conklin from Garret Conklin, his brother, which he then scanned for me. Soon after he told me he was outbid on another letter. I contacted the seller and he generously emailed me scans of the letters he had. These letters are very interesting peeks into this family and life in Dutchess County the 1850s. I have transcribed the letters, a friend has posted them online for me. _http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html_ (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/dutchess/conklinltrs/index.html) Surnames mentioned within the letters include: Billings, Brinckerhoff, Christy, Clark, Cowles, Cromwell, Davis,Dorland, Dunklin, Egbert, Frost, Goodsell, Lafette, Moors, Platt, Potter, Reynolds, Skidmore, Storms, Sweet, Todd, Vail, Wheeler If anyone is related to this family or to anyone mentioned within the letters I will email you the copies of the letters. Judy Wolf Descendants of Jeremiah Conklin 1 Jeremiah Conklin b: Abt. 15 Dec 1748 d: 13 Sep 1830 in Putnam County, NY Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY .. +Tamar Tompkins b: Abt. 05 May 1763 d: 11 Apr 1837 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 John Conklin b: Abt. 1786 in NY d: in Unionvale, Dutchess County ............ +Martha Brower b: Abt. 1797 in NY ................... 3 Garret B. Conklin b: Abt. 1820 in NY ....................... +Emily W. b: Abt. 1834 ............................. 4 Ida R. Conklin b: Abt. Mar 1870 in NY ............................. 4 Ernest Conklin b: Aug 1871 in NY ................................. +Blanche O. Doty b: Apr 1874 in NY m: Abt. 1898 ............................. 4 Eugene R. Conklin b: Abt. 1874 in NY ................... 3 Elijah Conklin b: Nov 1823 in NY ....................... +Deborah Dubois b: Dec 1832 m: Abt. 1860 ............................. 4 Dora Conklin b: Abt. 1869 ................... 3 Jane Conklin b: Abt. 1831 in NY ....................... +David Bennett d: Bef. 1860 ................... 3 Amelia Conklin b: Abt. 1836 in NY ........ 2 Jane Conklin ............ +Jones Tompkins ........ 2 Jeremiah Conklin d: in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY ............ +Dorinda Carpenter b: 01 Dec 1812 m: 17 May 1843 in Yorktown, NY d: 17 Aug 1900 ................... 3 William Conklin ................... 3 Emma Conklin ....................... +Leonard Price ........ 2 Nathaniel Conklin d: in Putnam Valley, NY ........ 2 Mary Conklin ............ +William Ladue ........ 2 James Conklin b: Abt. 19 Dec 1798 d: 14 Sep 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ............ +Juliana b: Abt. 12 Jan 1803 d: 12 Oct 1831 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ................... 3 Ann Conklin b: Abt. 20 Nov 1826 d: 14 Jan 1829 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY ........ 2 Elijah Conklin b: Abt. 21 Jan 1801 d: 03 May 1808 Burial: White Graveyard, Yorktown, NY **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)