It's also possible that an R was written as suggested, but the ink faded on the 'last leg' - which later copiers were unable to pick up. If you can find the original document it might be worth a look. Janice [log in to unmask] writes: Are you sure he wasn't using a funny looking R? (In reply to: We have an ancestor who served in the Civil War.. his name was Richard = Daniel Alley..but some of his letters written back to Va from Tn shows a = signature Daniel P.. His descendants say he used Richard on in a formal situation (his Civil War record had Richard = Daniel ) . Did the capitol P have=20 another meaning? =20 Thank you, Marilyn Canfield [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) ) **************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000003) To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html