Since I had ancestors in early Bedford County, I have been wading through the boxes of Bedford County "Court Judgments" which are original records kept at the Library of Virginia Records Center. In Box 18 (1764) I found a court case in which a John Greer sued William Boner for payment for the services which Greer had provided him, like: "mending a Pair of Shoos and finding Lether, one Pair of Mockensons, one Pair of Turned Pumps, one Pair of fine Yarn Stockens, etc." Greer also hired out horses. I thought that the Greer family would like to know that a John Greer was a Cobbler in Bedford County and to view one of his account statements with his signature. You may view it at this link: http://www.milaminvirginia.com/X-Docs/Bed_Jud_B18_J_Greer_1764.html There have a been issues with the VA Roots mail server correctly transmitting internet links. If the link won't open for you, copy and paste the entire link - including any letters dropped to the line below - into your browser's address window. The link should end with " .html " Best regards,,, William Milam, MD www.milaminvirginia.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html