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I'm not going to dispute the science, but Ms. Pemberton is correct -- even if we decline to follow her in labelling Mr. Barger as a "liar." But Mr. Barger _has_ leaped from the "possibility" of a slave bearing another (earlier?) Jefferson DNA to an assertion that we can pinpoint this individual as Sandy ( "This slave's name was "SANDY", a name that denotes reddish hair..."). That is a mere assumption. At the same time, Mr. Barger's assumption _is_ plausible -- so we should consider it . But it only adds to the list of possible fathers among whom Thomas Jefferson must remain firmly in place.
David Kiracofe
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>Herbert is correct in his remarks about the possibility. And Sandy is
>certainly a red-head nickname. And his final point about the DNA
>testing is the one that all should take away from this discussion.
>Without additional testing, all the analysis of existing and known
>documents will not settle the issue.
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>Science rules, OK.
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>Lyle Browning, RPA
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David Kiracofe
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