Sylvia, I would like to tell you how much I appreciate you giving us this complete paragraph. It has made me see it so much clearer. I felt I was floundereing trying to determine what those brief words meant. Since I do not have the book, I could not look it up. It truly was like a breath of fresh air after all of the ugly stories we have heard about plantation owner's treatment of slaves. It really made me realize how much most slaves were loved by their masters. Thank you again, for a real insight into this side of our Colonial South. Mary > Subject: SCWILLIA-D Digest V00 #122 > > On Sunday, July 16, 2000 Laura Green-Salter <bowa@fuse.net> mentioned a > Richard Parsons in an inquiry. > > On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:13:14 EDT Diana <Daylbo@aol.com> in answer wrote: I > have a Richard Parsons mention in a letter written 20 July 1862 in > Columbia, S.C. The letter was written by George Samuel Briley Huggins to > his wife Elizabeth Timmons. In the letter he says "and tell the Negros I > have not forgotten them..." > ----------------------------- > Please allow me to clarify a possible misunderstanding and present a > correction. > > (1) Richard Parsons was mentioned in the letter of 20 July 1862 (in what > we would understand today as a postscript) as follows: > "our mess is as follows > cousin Frank Brown > Washington Venters > cousin Chris Lawrence > Richard Parsons > Len Baxley > two of the Mr. Douglasses one or both of them married old Mr. Stephen > Carters daughter" > > (2) In another letter from Richmond Va. Camp of Instructions Aug. 5th 1862 > there is this language: > "My love to you my Dear & the children & mama. tell the negros I have not > forgotten them & especially old Tom & Harry. I must close > your dear Husband > Geo. S.B. Huggins" > > ______________________________