If any of you responded to my posting asking for information about the "large fire in Troy, NY" in 1862, could you please resend your responses to me privately? Right after I made that posting to this list, someone sent me an unsolicited graphic attachment that blocked up my mail queue at my server, and they had to delete all the incoming messages in my mail queue in order to get rid of the one that was blocking it up. This means that if you sent or posted any response, I have not seen it yet. I do apologise, and thank you for resending! My original posting: Can anyone out there tell us about "the large fire at Troy, NY" on 10 May 1862? This is mentioned in a Civil War widow's pension application file. Thanks! Lin Van Buren Saint Leonard's on Sea, England