Sue wrote: > KARLA KT SHAHAN wrote: > > > Just as we have seen that the initials L.D. might have originated with > > Lorenzo Dow, the Methodist > > (?) Preacher, is there a background to the initial T.J.? > > > > Was there a person of notability to whom these > > initials are attributed? > > > > [email protected] > Could be Thomas Jefferson > > T.J. for Thomas Jefferson, G.W. for George Washington and B.F. for Benjamin Franklin are pretty common initials even today.