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The pic that I posted is dated 1865 as well. It's probably just the happy new homeowners.

Bronte,
Like you said, it's hard to tell if it's Edwin but it does sort of look like him.

                                               
                                                         

Thanks for posting the photo & link kharv. The hair is a little gray but he sure does look a lot like Abe.
I think we're all going to enjoy this one.

Randal,

For reasons well known, I have been relegated to the public curb on this one, so this video will have to do. I love the birds. And, since some folks around here have chosen to deliberately ruin threads by deleting their post, I'll will place my photo of the Joseph Eli Huntt house back on your forum.

                               .........seems to be an awwwwful lot of disposable history nowadays.    

                                                

John,

It would make perfect sense to have some sort of kettle to place the mail in to keep it safe from the elements. If there was one under the stump, it was most
likely dug up when the stump was removed.  But, since you have my curiosity going at full speed, I'm placing a new set of batteries in the metal detector as I'm typing. Oldroyd's book gives a pretty good description of where the stump was located along the tracks, so I'll give it a good sweep on both sides railroad near the Collis house.

I'm going to need your help with the Brogden camp coordinates. But first, can you check this coordinate (n38 23.165 w077 03.781) to see if it lands on Cawood's
camp.  If so, I should be able to get the coordinates for Brogden's using the computer map and your directions. If you have any problem using the Bing map, send me
a personal message and I'd be glad to help out. You are the only one who can pinpoint these camps so that we can get the acccurate cooordinates, so I want you to
know that I appeciate your efforts.               

..... I'll be back over your way soon and I'd like to get a photograph of your cast iron pot, if it's okay. 

Joe G.

   

Dan,

You got it, my man.    I'll try to take a road trip to the Baltimore area soon. (Greenmount)  I'm trying to remember the name of the cemetery where Atzerodt was buried, but I'm drawing a blank here.   Do you know the name and the plot # ?

Anyway, since I can't get you out of Beantown just yet, I thought I'd bring a little bit of Port Tobacco to you. I hope you like it.
(The link is on the coordinates list)

Joe

You're right Nan, the railroad tracks are directly across the street from the front of the Collis house. An old three-pronged stump, later removed to put the rails through, was used by Samuel Cox and Thomas Jones to hide and retrieve confederate mail. When Osborn Oldroyd came to Bel Alton he asked Samuel Cox Jr. why he didn't keep the stump, Cox replied " I didn't think of it at the time, but have regretted it many times since". That would have been one heck of a conversation piece.   The house currently stands about 200 yards from the historical marker, and is a privately owned residence as well.

....and Randal, i'm ready when you guys are!  

Joe

Thanks Nan, I'm glad you're enjoying the YouTube videos. The IPad did the work, I just walked around with it, ...albeit a little shaky. 

The caretaker of Rich Hill allowed me to venture through the house on this one paticular occasion. It's still off limits to the public.

The Thomas A. Jones House has been owned by the same family for more than one hundred years, and has never been accessible to the public. After Jones lost the farm in '61 he moved to Huckleberry, about a mile away. Let me know when you're down this way and I'll give you the nickle tour. 

The invite is always extended to members of this forum. 

Joe G.     

Thanks Rick, 

His name is mentioned several times throughout the trial testimony, which made me a little suspicious about his relationship with John Surratt.

Joe

 

Rick,

Do you think Dr. Wyvill was involved with this somehow?

Okay, I'll leave you with the title of biggest screw-up. But, I'm running a close second!                     ...... er, um.. Randal, can you loan me some bail money?   

..just kidding.       Correction made and all should be well. 

Rick, Kate,

I think you are going to be correct on this and I will withdraw todays trivia question because it was unconfirmed.    I will also find out exactly who this is. Rick, I feel as though you're right about her being a cousin. Thanks for the " heads-up" and thank you too, Kate.

When I came across the photo of Thos. A. Jones , the folder also contained a photo of Thos. & Kate Harbin and I incorrectly labled her photo as "wife of Thomas Harbin".  My screw-up.

                                        

My sincere apologies, folks.  

Joe G.

Kate,

The photograph of Kate Harbin came from the College of So. MD. It was in the Thomas A. Jones Collection. I thought that Kate was Harbin's wife,  ...uh oh!

Joe

                                            

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