At a New Year's party I fell into conversation with a gentleman who told me with certainty that many southern plantations were owned by northern manufacturing companies. I have never heard of a plantation owned by a northern company. Has anyone seen any evidence of this? Happy New Year to all. Henry Wiencek ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html