The original letter belongs to Jack Crenshaw Grantham, Jr., 1012 Lanshire, Dallas TX 75238. In May, 1986, Jack's transcription of the letter was published in Footprints. He granted permission to copy his transcription and publish it in this form. Jack is the great-grandson of Frances L. Crowley Geeo. According to Jack, "she was the most beautiful of all the Crowley women." Frances was the daughter of Richard C. Crowley, son of Isham Crowley. Isham's grandson Benjamin F. Crowley, son of Elijah, was called "Dock" by his family. Every effort has been made to retain the original sentence structure and spelling of the original letter. Pat Crowley, 11/8/96 --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.