The first draft of the book is finished! "Langhorn and Mary" (c) 2002, 352 pages, 12 chapters, is the story of my second-great-grand aunt, Mary Stone (German-American), born 1810, Tinicum Township, and her husband, Langhorn H. Wellings (African-American), born 1811 in the Almshouse, Doylestown. They were married for 30 years until Mary's death from apoplexy (stroke) in 1865, after which the District Attorney arrested Langhorn and put him on trial for allegedly murdering her by poison. Not only does "Langhorn and Mary" contain a very complete, detailed history of Bucks County in the 1800s, I have also included interesting information on slavery and race relations in the United States and especially relating to Bucks County, the Underground Railroad, famous abolitionists, the Civil War, Quakers (Religious Society of Friends), Baptists, and others. Some of the Bucks Countians who are featured prominently in the story are Joseph Fell and William H. Johnson (Friends, educators, abolitionists and operators of the Underground Railroad), John D. Balderston (Justice of the Peace, Solebury Twp.), John Kenderdine, Henry T. Darlington (publisher of the Bucks County Intelligencer for over 20 years), Dr. Arthur D. Cernea, Rev. Silas M. Andrews, Col. W.W.H. Davis, District Attorney and later Judge Henry P. Ross, Mahlon Gibbs and Andrew Hartless, among many, many others. Every one of the people but four who is featured in the book actually existed at that time and place and had varying levels of importance in the lives and history of Langhorn and Mary Wellings. I will have available by the end of this week ten photocopies of the book that I will loan to anyone who is interested, on a first-come, first-serve basis, for a period of two weeks ON CONDITION that you promise to read it and comment on it, positive or negative, at the end of that two weeks. In return, you will be included on the acknowledgement page as being of assistance to me in the research and writing of the book. Meanwhile, I will be continuing my search for an agent -- one who appreciates the historical-novel-based-on-genealogy genre and who will actively champion the work to publishers. If you know of anyone, please let me know. Priscilla Stone Sharp Phoenix, Arizona