Omg! How did you find that? That's amazing! Thank you so much!

On Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 11:24 AM Susan Barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, Lonny,
>
> It looks as if you posted something about it on list back in 2001 - you
> said it was in the Genealogical Acorn
>  -  although that may have cited something in the W&M Quarterly.
>
> Perhaps you could track down a copy of that article again. An interlibrary
> loan from through your local library might be your best bet.
>
> *Subject:*
> Ann (Cary) Nicholas in the Rev. War
> <
> https://listlva.lib.va.us/scripts/wa.exe?A2=VA-HIST;b1731e96.2106&FT=&P=T&H=N&S=a
> >
> *From:*
> "Lonny J. Watro" <[log in to unmask]
> <
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> >
> >
> *Reply To:*
> Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to
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> >
> >
> *Date:*
> Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:34:14 -0500
> *Content-Type:*
> text/plain
> *Parts/Attachments:*
> text/plain
> <
> https://listlva.lib.va.us/scripts/wa.exe?A3=0102&L=VA-HIST&E=quoted-printable&P=15759&B=--&T=text%2Fplain;%20charset=iso-8859-1&header=1
> >
> (14 lines)
>
> I have just obtained a copy of an article _Genealogical Acorn_, "The
> Nicholas Family of Virginia", Vol 1, (August 1968), p. 39
>
> In this article is the following:
>
> "During the Revolutionary War, illness prevented Robert Carter
> Nicholas from delivering, at a critical time, some very important
> papers which concerned the movement of the enemy. His wife, Ann Cary
> Nicholas, offered to deliver them. She concealed them in her clothing
> and made the trip of one hundred and twenty-five miles. Part of the
> way she was able to ride horse-back, but much of the distance she had
> to walk, and pass through the lines of the enemy. However, the papers
> were safely delivered. It was her courage an devotion to the cause of
> liberty that save the American Army from defeat".
>
> Is there anyone on the list who knows whether or not this is
> documented anywhere else?
>
> Thank you,
> Lonny J. Watro
>
>
>
>
> Susan R. Barber
> Electronic Resources Coordinator
> Paul and Rosemary Trible Library
> Christopher Newport University
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> 757-594-7046
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>
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:44 AM Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm an hour south from both Lynchburg, VA, & Roanoke, VA. Out in rural
> VA.
> > I only have a small local public library close but they might have
> access.
> > I'll have to investigated it.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Lonny
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 10:28 AM Metz, John (LVA) <
> > [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Lonny,
> > >
> > > The William & Mary Quarterly is available online through JSTOR. I don't
> > > know where you live, but many libraries and certainly colleges and
> > > universities have subscriptions.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > John
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:18 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [VA-HIST] Anne Cary w/o Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-1780)
> > >
> > > About 20 years ago, I vaugly remember reading an old William and Mary
> > > Quarterly article about Anne Cary, wife of Robert Carter Nicholas
> > > (1728-1780). The article claimed that during the Revolutionary War she
> > > carried papers for her husband, Robert Carter Nicholas, because he was
> > too
> > > ill to travel. I believe she may have successfully crossed enemy lines
> to
> > > get the papers to their destination.
> > >
> > > Anne's aunt, I think, was Sally Cary wife of George William Fairfax
> > > (1724-1787).
> > >
> > > I've searched my file cabinet looking for a paper copy that I may have
> > > squirreled away, but no luck.
> > >
> > > Any advice on where to start researching this will be very much
> > > appreciated! Are old Wm & Mary Quarterly's online & searchable now.
> > Fingers
> > > & toes crossed. Or I'd just settle for the images being online.
> > >
> > > Lonny Watro
> > > [log in to unmask]
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