I hope the list administrato is not removing you! I just found out about the planned book and am very interested in your findings because my ancestor Daniel Scott lived in Saratoga County at the time. Served in the war and married twice after the war, reared large family in Greenfield. W. David Samuelsen http://www.sampubco.com/ Leslie B. Potter wrote: > Dear List Administrator and List: > > Oops, I gather that I have offended someone. I apologize for offending > your sensibilities. I do not apologize for my research. > > I have never made any secret about wanting to publish a book, which > would debunk John Burgoyne's spin concerning why he lost the battle of > Freeman's farm. He said that he lost because he had been forced to > fight in a 'wilderness'. The cherished myth is that John Freeman's farm > (Farm 3, Great Lott 16) was a 12 acre clearing in the midst of a forest > primeval and no one else lived any closer than John Neilson, who rented > a farm in Great Lott 13. However, from my research into primary source > records, it would appear that Burgoyne's "wilderness" had a population > of about 10,000 people (i.e. equal to the population of Boston in 1777) > and 32 mills, one of which was a cotton mill in Washington County (not > exactly a subsistence enterprise). > > So I have been attempting to document, who lived the the Saratoga Tax > District and when did they settled there. Consequently, I have been > climbing all over my family tree and everyone's family tree too, as well > as, posting transcribed tax lists, deeds and other strange documents on > the Washington, Saratoga, and Albany County Gen Web sites, plus the New > York Archive gen web site. > > Although in the past, I have enjoyed sharing my research and networking > with other list members, I am the first to confess that my activities > are not strictly limited to pure genealogical in their scope. > Accordingly, I shall cease and desist. Kindly remove my name and my > e-mail address from the Washington County, NY List immediately. > > Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter. > > Very truly yours, > > Leslie B. Potter > Glen Mills, PA > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >