Agreed. This topic is forever packing my inbox. The whole point can
be quickly summed up:
1. Someone in the Jefferson family fathered at least one of Sally
Heming's sons
2. Some say it was Thomas Jefferson himself, others say he could
also have been another family member (specifically Randolph Jefferson)
3. Some make a great deal of money writing books claiming that it was
TJ, and not another Jefferson family member who fathered not just one
son by SH, but her entire family. In this past Sunday's issue of the
Richmond Times-Dispatch, the author of the latest book proudly
reveals that she has still another book to write claiming this.
MY THOUGHTS:
4. Since nobody can really prove anything, and since so very few
people really care, why isn't there another venue to take this
little side show? (I was at the LVA all day Friday when the book's
author was making her appearance. Didn't seem to many people there
who attended.)
Best,
Craig Kilby
On Sep 29, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Ronald Seagrave wrote:
> I only hope they will be forced to use it !
>
> Ronald Seagrave
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yojsouth" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] A new website?
>
>
>> I am setting up
>> www.jeffersonengagedinmiscegenationwithaslavewoman.com for those
>> of you who want to argue about this point that will never be proven.
>>
>> J South
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 09/29/08 08:28:07 Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>> Many thanks for the vote of confidence, Ron. My VA-Hist EMail
>> this morning
>> is representative. 9 messages on Jefferson/Hemmings, but only three
>> different people sent them. It is unfair to the rest of us to to
>> have
>> VA-Hist hijacked for a "conference call."
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Whitaker"
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] A new website?
>>
>>
>>> Good suggestion, Randy!
>>>
>>> Ronald L. Whitaker
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sounds wonderful.
>>>>
>>>> Ed Swan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:44:40 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Subject: [VA-HIST] A new website?> To: VA-
>>>>> [log in to unmask]> > I
>>>>> left VA-HIST about 8 months ago because of the repetitive,
>>>>> never-ending,
>>>>> dialogs about Thomas Jeffson, Sally Hemmings, and DNA. > > But
>>>>> I missed
>>>>> the "old" Va-Hist -- particularly the wonderful friends I had
>>>>> made -- and rejoined about a month ago. And now what do I see?
>>>>> Same-old,
>>>>> same-old. I wholeheartedly support academic discussions and
>>>>> expanding
>>>>> what we all should know about our Virginia Heritage. But I see
>>>>> the same
>>>>> names appear message after message, and as near as I can
>>>>> determine, we
>>>>> are no further along than we were eight months ago. Sadly, the
>>>>> same old
>>>>> vitrol and personal attacks continue.> > Given that this is of
>>>>> such
>>>>> interest to a few vocal-folks, and no doubt of interest to an
>>>>> additional
>>>>> number of lurkers, let me suggest that the LVA, or some party
>>>>> who is
>>>>> greatly interested in keeping this discussion alive, set up
>>>>> another web
>>>>> site and focus on TJ, SH and DNA. That will free up
>>>>> considerable time,
>>>>> disk space, and energy for the rest of us who prefer a wider
>>>>> range of
>>>>> Virginia History on our menu every morning. Those who wish to
>>>>> be members
>>>>> of both groups are welcome to join both.> > Randy Cabell > >
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