In 1808 a Thomas Thomson wrote about "taking 6 weeks to go from that place to this place". The letter was sent to my family in NC, but where "that place" was, has never been located, but "this place" was "10 miles from St. Louis". Thomas mentioned several CHITWOODS as being in Missouri. We figured from the description of the area, they were between the Missouri River and the Mississippi River. Thomas said to send mail to St Louis. The letter was found in NC in the home of a Wilson who was married to a Thomas/Thomson. Since there were Chitwoods in VA and also NC, they may have left VA. Margaret