Nancy,

How nice of you. Your offer is one that I cannot afford to  refuse!.  I look
forward to hearing from you following your next visit to  the area.

As you probably know, many "urban legends" grow up around illustrious
personalities and group, as well as significant historical events.  Hapless
researchers, are sometimes all too willing to accept as fact undocumented clues  and
claims.  So, it's wonderful to find someone who can lend a distant hand  in
checking out the facts.

Many thanks.

Ralph Mills
Los Angeles, CA



In a message dated 1/13/2007 2:51:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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I live  near the Germanna area, where Spotswood brought in German
workers to start  an iron business. When I get a chance, in the near
future, I'll stop by  their research facility and see if they have a
list of the "Knights" and  get back to you. I've been there before,
they have quite an extensive  collection of related materials, and are
very happy to help  out.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered  once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Jan 13, 2007, at  12:27 AM, Ralph Mills wrote:

> 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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