Remember playing the hidden picture game, finding all the objects hidden 
within a picture? Two letters from a Prince Edward Chancery Court cause 
transcribed by one of our archivists remind me of that game. How many hidden 
clues to everyday life, business, culture, and family ties in the 18th century 
can you find in these letters written by members of a French Huguenot family 
separated by an ocean? The value of chancery court records is not limited to 
genealogy but is also a valuable resource for researching social history. See 
this week’s blog entry at 

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/

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