I'm away from home and my books, but I believe there's information in Kercheval's work. Mary Mary Moyars-Johnson (MMJ) On Jan 13, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Alyson L Taylor-White wrote: > Ralph - the history of Orange County, Virginia might give you some > clues too > since the seal for the county is a symbol of the Knights of the Golden > Horseshoe. ATW, editor, Virginia Review > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ralph Mills" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:27 AM > Subject: Re: Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe > > >> 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