Lonny wrote, "It is an interesting study for the psychologist/historian. Some may have had a relationship much like we presently have with our own beloved and faithful pets." ----------------------- Yes, that is just the thought I had when reading some wills: anger at those who had been what they considered unfaithful, a warm feeling toward those they felt had been faithful. Of course, many of the ones which emancipated their slaves were quite different: "...being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind..." Paul