Once while searching for information on my Duplin Co NC ancestors, I was digging through court there and ran across an 1863 order from the County Commissioners for 3 wagons to proceed to Saltville to buy salt. Saltville VA was the only place by that name I could find. If that's where these wagons were headed, that had to take at least 3 months, a nearly 800 miles round trip. Too bad the people of Duplin didn't heed the Lewis & Clark expedition experience and desalinate sea water which was only 30 or so miles away. Charlie To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html