Yea but Thurmon you always fix the mistakes you make. Maybe you should send yourself an email to read once before you post it :-D. Although I know it would not do me any good since I read what I think I wrote not what I did write some times. Liesa > > From: Thurmon E King <thurmonking@juno.com> > Date: 2004/02/18 Wed AM 03:45:16 GMT > To: SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] The death of 756-Isaac A. Sackett > > Well, it looks like I goofed again !!! > > When I typed out Bill's Sackett line I managed to leave out Isaac's son > Nehemiah Jobe Sackett married Emaline Wood > > So much for my goal of accurate information!! > > Thurmon > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:51:41 -0800 Thurmon E King <thurmonking@juno.com> > writes: > > Chris: > > > > First; Bill Sackett is a descendant of Isaac Sackett who contacted > > me > > saying that he had copies of the inquest documents which give the > > answer > > to Weygant's mystery concerning the death of Isaac. > > > > He sent me images of the documents and the part I posted is my > > transcription. There were several images which were only portions > > of > > larger pages. I have pieced the pages together to make only 5 > > images. > > The images have been uploaded to the TSFA website. Maybe someone > > else > > can make a better transcription than I have of the parts I posted. > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tsfa/documents/0756-isaac/ > > In the sworn testimonies there were statements concerning a piece of > > paper found in Isaac's pocket book which was identified as (A). One > > witness identified it as being Isaac's handwriting. The image > > <isaac_inquest-5.jpg> has only the words: > > "A. Sacket, I think it is sufficient to produce death." > > I took this to possibly be the contents of the piece of pager > > discussed > > in the testimony. > > > > I will admit that I may have been wrong is saying that it was a shot > > gun. > > There is mention of caps, and a powder horn which would indicate a > > muzzle loaded gun and I am not well enough versed on guns of that > > period > > to know whether or not there were muzzle loaded shot guns. My > > assumption > > that it was a shot gun came from the mention of "one barrel was > > discharged" and I thought of a double barreled shot gun. There was > > also > > a statement about the discovery of a "stick" which was probably used > > to > > activate the trigger as would be necessary for one using a long > > barreled > > gun for such a purpose. > > > > I will also admit that I have been so excited at getting the inquest > > information and information for Bill's line and some pictures of > > individuals and headstones that I haven't asked him if he is a > > member of > > the SACKETT-L. His email address is <Sackettbill@aol.com> and his > > name > > is William Mark Sackett. His line goes > > Isaac A. and Eunice Davis Sackett > > Edwin M. and Lydia Osterhout Sackett > > Samuel Edwin and Eliza Wiseman Sackett > > Herman Eugene and Calinda Esther Greene Sackett > > Samuel Nelson and Doris Jean Cranmer Sackett > > William Mark and Sally Dyer Sackett > > > > Regards, > > Thurmon > > TSFA Historian > > > > > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:21:57 -0000 "Chris Sackett" > > <chris@sackett.org.uk> > > writes: > > > Thurmon, > > > > > > Thanks for posting the Isaac Sackett inquest report. Very > > > interesting, if > > > gruesome. > > > > > > Did Bill Sackett indicate the source of this document? Come to > > that, > > > who is > > > Bill Sackett? Is he a member? > > > > > > Is the comment at the end > > > > > > > It appears that there was a short note found in his pocket book > > > which > > > > said: > > > > "I think it is sufficient to produce death." > > > > > > part of the inquest report? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > To post a message, address it to:sackett-l@rootsweb.com > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, address it to: > > > sackett-l-request@rootsweb.com (SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the > > > body) > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new > > Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. 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