I'm away from home and my books, but I believe there's information in
Kercheval's work.

Mary
Mary Moyars-Johnson  (MMJ)




On Jan 13, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Alyson L Taylor-White wrote:

> 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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