Hi, For the next few days, I have the Republican Advocate for the years 1861-1865. If there is anyone on the list who doesn't have access to this newspaper and would like a look up, I would be happy to give it a try. Cheri

Hi Cheri By any chance in the Fall of 1862 were there any letters/columns/articles written by Samuel Munson Smith? I have about 3 dozen of his original 1862 letters written between him and his wife Fannie Woodmansee. Samuel was the son of James Palmer Smith and Martha Howard - both buried in the Batavia Pioneer Cemetery Samuel was born in Batavia in 1834 and raised in Batavia. His Civil War Unit was out of Rochester, New York where he went when he was married. He talks about having his letters published in several newspapers - maybe the Republican Advocate was one of them?? His first battle was at Antietam - last at Fredricksburg in December of 1862. I have about a dozen original sketches around the Alexandria, Virginia area where he was posted before Antietam and Harpers Ferry. Faith Quade Munson in California -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Sletten [mailto:rvhappy@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:31 AM To: NYGENESE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYGENESE] look up offer Hi, For the next few days, I have the Republican Advocate for the years 1861-1865. If there is anyone on the list who doesn't have access to this newspaper and would like a look up, I would be happy to give it a try. Cheri ==== NYGENESE Mailing List ==== Genesee GenWeb has many Resources Check it out!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese