Henry
 
  There was an article in the Washington Post by Dick Dabney many  years 
ago which made this point.
I remember having my students read excerpts of the article and point out  
various factual errors as part of their final exam.   Mary Thompson  may be 
able to give more specifics on the article and perhaps others as I have  been 
retired too long to have the exact citation. I remember her speculating  
that the notations might deal with menstrual cycles but I don't think anyone  
knows with certainty.
 
Best,
 
Peter
 
 
In a message dated 7/2/2011 9:56:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Prof.  Henriques --
Very interesting! Who are the "some" you refer to? What is  the
literature on this?

Henry Wiencek

> In my study of  George Washington I have seen that some have interpreted
> some unclear  marks by slaves's names in GW's records as GW keeping  
track of
>  what slaves he slept with - a conclusion that is way beyond the pale  in 
 my
> judgment.
>
> Peter  Henriques
>
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