My housekeeper is a sweet lady who has an unfortunate "funk" about her, but I am too polite to suggest anything on that point, and she does too good a job around here for me to complain about. Perhaps Jefferson was in a similar mind set. JD Southmayd In a message dated 5/15/2008 3:47:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Jeffrey -- I forgot to add that I would bet you the price of a nice meal in D.C. that Sally Hemmings was clean. Whether he slept with her or not may be a subject of disagreement with some, but it is hard to imagine a man as fastidious as Jefferson (a personal preference noted at the time) having any chambermaid attending him whose body odor was rank, and whose clothing was dirty. -- Stephan ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html