Anne, Madison Hemings NEVER said that his MOTHER told him about him and his siblings. The rest of this post you can use for your "soap opera." Herb the third indictment is, he is the father of these children based solely on the statement of Madison Hemings that his mother told him that Tom was his father. The rest of the evidence, that he was a philanderer, that he disdained women, that he lied about his pursuit of women, that he pronounced, as a teenager, that the use of slave women was preferrable to masterbation, are all icing on the cake. Anne Pemberton ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html