I have found a copy of the book in the Library in Great Bridge, VA. They keep it in their history room and don't check it out to individuals. The Great Bridge Library is a 45 minute drive from my home, so it's not very easy for me to get to. You know how genealogy research is, when you find one piece of information, it just leads you on to more questions. I hate to be a bother and keep asking people to check the books for information for me. Besides that, sometimes when you start looking, you find links you didn't even know anything about. Donna -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Alexander <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 7:29 PM Subject: [WVMERCER] Re: Mercer Co. Books >I tried to purchase one of the books last year and was told the cost was to >high. > >However, when I wanted to see this book, I asked my local library to request >this book and got it on loan. If your close to a library it would be worth a >try. > >Nancy, Ill. > >DAVID R CATHELL wrote: > >> I was told that it would be too costly to have the books reprinted because >> the plates were destroyed. >> >> I was hoping that someone could check into having the information put on >> CDs. I don't know how expensive it is to have that done. It sure would >> help those of us that would like to be able to do our own research. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 3:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] Re: WVMERCER-D Digest V00 #22 >> >> >Dorothy, >> > >> >I just got an e-mail from Bob that said he checked and the books are no >> >longer available. They were both published by the Mercer County Historical >> >Society, one in 1984 and one in 1987. The contain information - probably >> >some incorrect - from people that live in the county and submitted the >> >information to the Historical Society, along with some other information >> that >> >was probably in the Historical Society's records. The is considerable >> >information in the books about French and Clay families. Especially about >> >the Clay children that were attacked by Indians. >> > >> >Linda,Roanoke,VA >> > >> > >> >==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== >> >CIVIL WAR MAILING LIST: SPECIFICALLY FOR MERCER VETERANS. >> >http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/flat-top-copperheads >> > >> > >> >> ==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== >> MESSAGE HINT: Before replying to any message, >> take time to delete all unnecesssary material. >> DELETE: Taglines, empty lines, greetings, etc. > > >==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== >Mercer List Assistance: ><[email protected]> > >