Remember playing the hidden picture game, finding all the objects hidden
within a picture? Two letters from a Prince Edward Chancery Court cause
transcribed by one of our archivists remind me of that game. How many hidden
clues to everyday life, business, culture, and family ties in the 18th century
can you find in these letters written by members of a French Huguenot family
separated by an ocean? The value of chancery court records is not limited to
genealogy but is also a valuable resource for researching social history. See
this week’s blog entry at
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/
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