ATW,
Thanks for the interesting tip. I found one history of Orange County, which
mentioned the Spotswood expedition and the story of the Knights, but it
didn't include the names of the "gentlemen" who accompanied the good governor.
Ralph Mills
Los Angeles, CA
In a message dated 1/13/2007 8:20:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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Ralph - the history of Orange County, Virginia might give you some clues too
since the seal for the county is a symbol of the Knights of the Golden
Horseshoe. ATW, editor, Virginia Review
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Mills" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe
> In a message dated 1/12/2007 8:27:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> there are 27 listed sources for "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" at
> the Virginia Historical Society; a few might have the information you
> want.
>
> Nancy
>
>
> Nancy, thank you for pointing me to the Virginia Historical Society.
> I'll
> track it down and check it out.
> And thanks, too, for the google results.
>
> Since Governor Spotswood went to the trouble of having the golden
> horseshoes
> made for the "gentlemen" who accompanied him on the expedition, I have
> assumed that somewhere there must exist a list of the people who were
> gifted these
> specially designed golden horseshoes and who were declared to be members
> of
> the "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe."
>
> I have read that one James Taylor and his brother Edmund Taylor were among
> those "gentlemen" and I am trying to find some primary source for that
> claim.
>
> Thanks for the help, Nancy.
>
> Ralph Mills
> Los Angeles, CA
>
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