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Subject:	Re: New Presidential Descendant Claimant
From:	James Brothers <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:00:41 -0400
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Oral history is problematic, but oft times is all there is. It should  
be checked and reported as "oral" history and not fact. On the other  
hand, documents can be forged or fabricated, the Edict of Constantine  
comes to mind...

On Oct 20, 2008, at 4:56 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Oral history ain't worth the paper it's written on.
>
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