>So in each case, he *could* have been the father. Agree. >"Could have been" is not the same thing as *was* the father. Agree. >But just as critically, if TJ was NOT at Monticello during the range of time in which Sally Hemings most likely >conceived a child, that would be reasonably good evidence that TJ was not the father. Agree. >And for better or worse, we can not rule him out on this basis. Agree. So the fact on which I hope we can agree does not *prove* anything. It is merely suggestive--it establishes, to my mind, a probability. But it does not prove anything. Concur and agree. R Burnett Jenkins ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html