Mr. Barger writes Bottom line, "Never leave our valuable history in the hands of > amateurs and "authorities" who have reasons to distort history and > science." I would submit that we, therefore, should be very careful to accept his interpretation since he obviously has a reason to distort history in trying to protect Jefferson from the scandal. Roger Ward Department of History University of Kentucky To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html