Patrick Henry was not boring- he enjoyed playing his fiddle and mixing with the crowds while he worked at Hanover Tavern, for example. His famous "Parson's Cause" speech electrified his audience and made them realize that there was much more to the man than they realized. His personality also comes out alive at Scotchtown, his home in Hanover County, with stories given about him by the staff there when I last visited the place. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: John Shroeder [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:05 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: VA-HIST Digest - 7 Sep 2004 to 10 Sep 2004 (#2004-114) In a message dated 9/10/2004 11:59:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I'd welcome any suggestions of some action that could be added especially before working on the speech. Hubby suggested that other than his speech, Patrick Henry was a pretty boring guy. Anyone disagree? Anne He defended persecuted Caroline County Baptists in the courts in Alexandria and I have noted that a number of them, including my ancestor, John Acuff, located on Leatherwood Creek adjacent to his Franklin County property. It seems logical that they may have followed him there tho' I have no evidence of that. John To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html