Thank you. I did, however, misstate a fact; Lincoln was elected in Nov. of 1860 and took office in Jan. SC had seceded when he took office, not before he was elected, as I stated. ----- Original Message ----- From: Emaress To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Lincoln Well put, Paul --- Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html