You were right, or almost.  I did confuse FJ with another, but not Mensies.
--Tom

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> I think you are confusing Francis Jennings with Gavin Mensies. Jennings
> books have been around longer and are, at least to my estimation, are
> serious works in history and archeology.
>
> Jennings,  like Charles Mann, and Farley Mowat examined evidence directly
> on the sites they write about.
>
> And, an aside on Farley Mowat. If I remember correctly what I read, the
> sites he found in Canada are not in the databases of sites tested as yet.
> Therefore they would not be included in any blanket statement that say that
> no such sites have been found in North America. Not all possible sites have
> necessarily been tested. Therefore, it is more accurate to say that we do
> not YET have hard evidence of pre-columbian european occupation on North
> America. Certainly, all possible sites have not been tested, so stating with
> any certainty that there are NONE, NOT ONE, is a mistatement of fact.
>
> Just as in the case of Madison Hemings, we cannot say with certainty that
> he LIED, we can only say with certainty that we have been unable to
> corroborate SOME of his statements. We cannot say with certainty that the
> elderly slaves from Monticello were in error when they said they say TJ and
> Sally having a relationship. We just haven't heard from as many people as
> say they heard the liberty bell ring. Was it likely that the Jefferson's
> deliberately concealed the relationship? They would have had both motive and
> opportunity. Why did not Sally herself announce her partner to the world
> after he passed away? Maybe she did! Not so much in words to be quoted, but
> in her daily devotion to his grave. Not all history is written in plain
> English.
>
>
> Anne
>
>
> Anne Pemberton
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