Nancy, How nice of you. Your offer is one that I cannot afford to refuse!. I look forward to hearing from you following your next visit to the area. As you probably know, many "urban legends" grow up around illustrious personalities and group, as well as significant historical events. Hapless researchers, are sometimes all too willing to accept as fact undocumented clues and claims. So, it's wonderful to find someone who can lend a distant hand in checking out the facts. Many thanks. Ralph Mills Los Angeles, CA In a message dated 1/13/2007 2:51:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I live near the Germanna area, where Spotswood brought in German workers to start an iron business. When I get a chance, in the near future, I'll stop by their research facility and see if they have a list of the "Knights" and get back to you. I've been there before, they have quite an extensive collection of related materials, and are very happy to help out. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:27 AM, Ralph Mills wrote: > In a message dated 1/12/2007 8:27:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > there are 27 listed sources for "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" at > the Virginia Historical Society; a few might have the information > you > want. > > Nancy > > > Nancy, thank you for pointing me to the Virginia Historical > Society. I'll > track it down and check it out. > And thanks, too, for the google results. > > Since Governor Spotswood went to the trouble of having the golden > horseshoes > made for the "gentlemen" who accompanied him on the expedition, I > have > assumed that somewhere there must exist a list of the people who > were gifted these > specially designed golden horseshoes and who were declared to be > members of > the "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe." > > I have read that one James Taylor and his brother Edmund Taylor > were among > those "gentlemen" and I am trying to find some primary source for > that claim. > > Thanks for the help, Nancy. > > Ralph Mills > Los Angeles, CA > > 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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html