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