The Draper papers I have only mention Robert O. Sumter in them, alone with his sister Caroline. It says he was a tanner and was the Son of John Sumter and Sarah Emily Miller. I will look more there are so many I have not even read. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <jmgeorge@dubuque.net> To: <SUMPTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 1980 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [SUMPTER] Re:Georgia Etta Sumpter > At 08:35 PM 1/29/00 -0800, you wrote: > >My GGrandmother was Georgia Etta SUMPTER, daughter of Robert Osborn > >SUMPTER and Margaret V. PITNER. Much information was given to me from a > >relative in Tahlequah, OK. She lists the Draper Papers as a source. Can > >someone please tell me what they are? Thanks, > > > >April Ruygt > >Napa, CA > >april@napanet.net > > > > > >==== SUMPTER Mailing List ==== > >RootsWeb is monetarily supported by its users who voluntarily become a > Contributor, Sponsor, or Donor and renew on an annual basis. Review how > your monetary support can benefit you and also contribute toward RootsWeb's > efforts in making huge amounts of genealogical data freely available to > Internet genealogists: http://www.rootsweb.com > >===================================================== > > > >The Draper Papers were compiled by Dr. Lyman C. Draper during the latter part > of the 1800s. Dr. Draper contacted family and friends of men who had been > officers in the American Revolution...hence a lengthy group of letters from > Sumpter/Sumter related people. > > The original papers are archived at the Wisconsin Historical Society in > Madison, WI. However, there are many microfilms of the papers in various > libraries around the country. During the 1970s, I received on interlibrary > loan, only those films which pertained to General Thomas Sumter and excerpted > what I thought pertinent to my search. The films cannot be taken from the > library and one must find time and a reader to search them. > > Also, we must remember that these letters to Dr. Draper were written between > 75 and 100 years after Gen. Sumter lived and fought in the Revolution. Time, > family history, continued use of same first names, etc., all greatly confuse > a true story. > > To my knowledge, there is no written transcript of the Sumpter/Sumter papers > in the Draper collection. My suggestion would be to get the films on loan and > study them. Each one of us who reads them will probably find information that > escapted the prior reader. Result is that everyone will add to our findings. > > Jane Sumpter Malone-George > > > ==== SUMPTER Mailing List ==== > Have you posted your line or query lately? A recently joined cousin may help you make a connection!!! > REMINDER ! ! ! Send your messages to: SUMPTER-L@rootsweb.com > ======================================================= > >