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Eric, Pleasefindattachedtothewrite-upImentionedtoyouonthephoneacheckso thatyoucansendthisbackwhenyouaredone.Feelfreetokeepthisforaslongas youneedandletmeknowwhentosendthecoinsinvolved. Atthemomentthey areontheirwaytoDonKagintoexamineashehasalreadyreadthematerial. If,asIhope,youfindthisinterestingenoughandinformativeenoughtowantto addittoyoureferencelibrary,thenjustripupthecheckandacceptthiswithmy humbleappreciation. Again,IdoknowhowbusyyouareandIthankyoufrommyheartforyourtaking thetimetoreadandbecomeinvolved. Youropinionisimportanttonotonlyme buttoJamesTayloratANACS. Historically,Ibelieveyouwillfindthatthismaterialremovessomeoftheclouds thatsurroundthemystiqueandmysteryofConfederatecoinage. Thejourneyto thispointhasnotonlybeenenjoyable,butenlightening. ERICP.6N4E5W0MCeAcNilNAvUeM.ISStM.ALTouIiCsEMDOUC6A3T10I5ONSOCIETY Oct.6,2008 Mr.GeorgeA.Corell 2No6r6t4h0OBlumtstterenaudt,ROidHge44070 DearGeorge: aIIInwhryeaacvsoeepipivrlneeiedaoandsy.eoyduYorouturh9ar/ht3iw0smr/tiyot0re8fyruaippreatncwidikclleJletacaemflroertlesalaionTdwlayiyynaglgnooyrdoiwuwnraatosnttoeiulntreotpelmhrieoiabsnkrteaeerdycaslaiolnsmtasehboeosummutaugtgycteohesurt.wi2oo5rnkcsehfnaotrspcgileoacrnieef.icianttioonthweitthoopuictexpressing Mypreliminarysuggestionsareasfollows: TTOOhhnneerpp.meaeg3wneatvise8ortnnshooeotfrihemReaeirsgaeeadiestorfynspotohDseioifggceontsiahtnteudwirnooeemrosdyrn"dcoRaottepegeyi.dov"newtthhhieecdqhauotisteastopifeoltnlh.eedecntorryr.ectlyonp.16. OOGhaennlllpippf..eurl48&tRiotaEipnssudtbsaelalriilbsdrhwotaihctaksstfsauLelnllnotcayocdintntiGevalneotdvn.eeusrmiigosnfmtaahntedicNtahdtaeitaolnseahrlounBloadtnhrkeaaNvloelytteaheCcoobl.alsewcirtsootrf.oerathlaetttsetraotnem4e/1nt7/a1s86w1ellanadsiatwdoetualidlsboeftheir bIHnuastsihnewehsAaspt,peyInsodutihaxenwddehsLoiegviniswBarvroaeitwleearbbleaees?napduebsliigsnheerd?orisitstillinpreparation? AfteryoureceivecommentsfromDonKaginIwouldappreciateacopyofitifneitherofyouhasanyobjection. IwasfascinatedbyyourmentionofthecoinscaleatDahlonegaaswehavesuchasclefromSavannah. Yourcheckwillnotbecashed. Keepresearching. Pres. GeorgeA.Corell 26640ButternutRidgeRoad NorthOlmsted,Ohio44070 (440)725-8351 October12.2008 EricP.Newman 6450CecilAvenue St.Louis,Mo.63105 DearEric, ItihmaeveanrdecienitveerdestyotuolreetatdertohfeOmcattoerbiearl6I,s2e0n0t8toanydowuoaunlddtaogarienpltyhatnokmyeo.ufTohrattaiksinmgutchhe appreciated. Inthesamesenseasyoutenderedyoupreliminarysuggestionsforclarification,Iwould liketoreplyinhopesIcanprovideatleastsomeofthatclarification. Thesuggestions hmtoaatveseraiyablet.ehniIngtsshaaklielnnbateogmiahnenawnriettrhanttdhha,etiwmdheieagrhtethaatnpopptelirbchaeabplsseo,thcaIlteaawrmhattlooiooskthisenorgsf.atmoilHrieeanwrcoetro,kmmteyheledwairdcisttitmoene,n sentenceandparagraphstructurewillbereviewedwithgreaterclarityforthereaderin mind. Oneofthefirstareasorreviewandreworkwillbeonthecoin’sdenomination. Inyour firstsentenceyoumentionedthe“25centpiece”.ApparentlyIdidnotsucceedinmaking thepointondenomination. Thiscoinissomethingotherthana25centpiece. Thereis nounitofdenominationexpressedonthecoin. Itisa“quarter”ofsomething,butthat somethingremainsunknown.Thesilvercontentallbutrulesout25centsthough. eBxycuthseetisimtehaytotuhirsemcaetievreiathliswalesttperr,epyaoruedshfoourlAdNhaAvCe,Svwiaheomaaitlt,hethteimpheohtaodgrtahpehsa.ctuMalycoonilnys andnoneedforphotographs. Inanyrewriteordistributionofsame,restassuredthe photoswillbeincluded. Yourpointiswelltaken,Ishouldhavethoughttoupdateprior toprovidingthistoanyoneelse. AsforthetypoofTempletonReid’sname,myhumanfrailtyshowsthrough.Inspiteof twoothersproofreadingandMicrosoft’sspellcheck,itgotthrough. Yourattentionto detailisastonishingthough,aswellascommendable. 1 AsysnIonstyamtoedustowyiotuhoancthoendpehnosneed,tvheers“iRoena.derP’esrhDaipgsestI”nveeerdsitoonicshaancgoellotqhuatialsiemxpplryestsoiona “condensed”versiontoavoidcontusion. Accordingly,therearenoquotationmarksor attributionsimplybecausethewordsaremineandnotofanyoneelse. However,the lopopnogseirteanadndmoisreattirnivboultvededtoveQr.siDoanviodfBevoewnetrssafprpeoamrstheonPCanGdSiwsebatstirtiebuwthederoenitthaepppeaagres andfromwhichIcopiedit. Iaonnwoatmshaetrae.wriaarIlehftaohvraetaJa.blosCoooklrvetiahndatRoaHfnahdsaeillmtliawnseoarpkusebedlriieosiuhtsehdecrooiwmniittcthoilonlrgecfRtoaornrJdwoahlhnloHowafsoaernlktyeidcnreewdaiittth.onHeIasnteeilmetedinotero reviewthismaterialabitmoreandamendasneeded. LADplarhoilylodn1Ge7lg,oa1v,8e6Gr1aa.catsaunasdtlaltiyesdpr.reepTsrehonedtuelcedtetader“immnoeidntsteileo”ntniferodertoaynciotnhitanhtetpoaaSgpupepe’instdifExrl.ommoSrMhese.iwnArNmoetyewTtOhrrealmleematneteslrootnof meatmyrequestsothat1couldpreservethestoryshehadtotell. Mr.’sGallier&EsterbrookwereArchitectsinNewOrleans. Onthebackofpage4and opiprnpocovlsuiiddtiiennggpawpughbealti5sIihsiknrngeopwdraotodef,uctpehuedbslaeispghaeegnrte,lfeetrmceo.nm.aCbloIaunutsdhteahleFlublalomeorek’.nsdbTtohooekindocenlsuiCdgoennpfsreuodbpemerirattatetetdFriiinbnuatnnicooetn knanupmohbwyensirctooalfepxcuiobsiltniicnaotfainoaynnsyf.ors1omhrtao.vteheItrahtkahevanenthirenestteheiarsrmcdhdeeesdcsriitgphntetiooNnabtewihoainrcatlhwohArarkscahbsievoeepnsproaessperdwoetdloulcietadbseiitnnhgae librariesofseveraluniversitiestonoavailseekingthedesign. MMiairMmtaneerasdttm.mlheecmemerosBrpiuiiBrrngnntertenghgteeewaeeerwrendprrerah’’tarrehssstmid”iseniol.gseenfrihtvsetgt1atefendrrreheuuhrarcltase.vtotevnienceaEotYengnlobseeamteuvootetdreornoeBr.epsErborileeoiegmw1fnsncoe8teuArr6talpioer0lsrtceiotMwhcdloeeeemlod2nmseul,semtMaue.ti1rnska8.nk6HhdrgeB1aeeenerrscrwwiooetgrlaahwnaddsosescsurcLiag“ioenfhlnrvpoceddirrlaaiiouncvaanmdadinngeitnydewdngteeoouIitntnoptathawrhtreteecaherhieeritlrldneiaNoetszpooatpeeksprrnorioeto.fnnonchgfedatItsiNhihshxhnaeeaatnolmovwEffoieajsftuagOthhaslraltdeleltyowewwaaazafhasnyenoosdssnrI writeandshouldweuncoverwhohewasweshallbemorethanhappytosharethat informationwithyou. IhavenoobjectiontosharinganycommentsDonKaginmighthaveandwillaskhimifit isalrighttosharehisinsightswithyou. 1rseutcahhsosumguahmttetedyrosb.uymtTihogehtUthneeinbojensotyinotfh1e8m6my5e.nrtecIioohlnalevoceftintohone,iMtdiheenatswchsacelareleew,aiktsnwoaetwnitthnefgrMyoiomnutthhwearhveeenoarnciofinntittreowrleasswtaiisnn thebuildingwhenthebuildingburnedin1878. 2 Thebook"TheLovettCent,aConfederateStory”hasbeenpublished. Acopywillbe rarerefrfieevrrieennngcceetolsiebycrtoairuoyn.syoWoounehawanovduelbdsootchogneHsnaierdreoorludsiltyaanncdohnoItnrwoiorbuuatlnedddltpiorkaefyottyouoreduonanucamctieespmtiatitttiossotysaosuattoaWnjadosihnyiotnuhgre University. Keepresearching?Likeyou,weareneverlikelytostop. 3 AItEllELHALF-DIME. TheColumbus (Ga.) Enquirer says: flNot longsinceashortstatementwasmade in this paper ofaConfederatesilverquartor-dollar,andmentioned itwasthefirstwe had ever hoard of such a coin. Wehay©receivedfrom P. Sid Jones, of Memph/is, Term.,agent of the Millburn Wagon Company, a noteinwhichhestatesthathehasin his possession asilver5-ccntpiecewhichliegot the day after the battleof Porryville,Ky.,Oct.9,1862, whenhewas commanding a company in the Kentucky cavalry siterivsiacob.outHhoaltfhuasndeisnccrhibaesndtheofpitohcoo:tbiIcnknodsiscmooftear silver3*eentpiece. Ononesidearestamped around themargin'AUnitedSouth,1andaConfederateilog, Hyingfromastaff, and the figures 1861. On tho reverse,appears15stars around the margin,and a cotton-stalkwithleaves,bloom,andboll.” ei)cJSrttfJjork<S\mc$ Published:February14,1878 Copyright©TheNewYorkTimes Page1of1 SDuabtje:: C1o0/i1n2/P2i0c0t8ur9e:s05:39PMCentralDaylightTime From: To: Eric ASttatcakcsh.edMaircehapeilctHuroedsdoefrmteyllcsomineatnhdatotfowthhaetbiesstpuorfpohirstekdnotowlbeedtgheetJhoehsnecFooirndsccoainmseftroomJohhinsMfraoym2t0h0e5F.aCu.cCt.ionat Bmoeymdorcoylloefctwihoan.tJTohhenrehawderteolndohirme.ceiWphtisloerhoethceornpcaepdeerswtohrekyicnouJlodhnhaFvoerdc'osmaercfhriovemsVitrogivlalBirdaantde,thhise,woanlsyfhairsmore certainitwasBoyd. yEoxpuercatisaedl.ettTehrainnkthyeonuexatgafienw.days,Iamrespondingtoyoulettertoprovideyouabitmoreclarityintheissues George Monday,October13,2008AmericaOnline: Page1of1 SDuabtje:: C1o0n£f7ed£e0r0a8t3e|C4e&nt30PMCentralDaylightTime DearGeorge: tmIoeh.parvIeefsueljnluytstrsefoailnmiizasehnetydheorfeqautdahinetniugtnyyaosoucfrerrbetosaoeiaknreocdnhmtwahhteitceChrosnwfteehnadttermianattyoeitbC.eeItnhtmiudfsdrteonmgiscvooemvyeerowuhteoarcneod.veyrYo.ouruItcrhoaaainusketdhyooerungofruoergahstesqnaudteiirsnifgeascitttitooon gaIgBpieidmavetosuechasenelnseoa.otdicwInbhttcucwhooyaoafptmsaiyeIenownsytueaaeccxsmxoeafcpstoeinosrelpyadstBr,amlytsoorhfnheerogslertcoaryoowigpopkopupbeoesettrrchootaarupetunafxtisoppthreleiegareehiosrwnerieiteaihgolsgialfnhidsolatlolf.mitndITahidthdeehoaseentnowslowneaot-erroighemrgeaiuhggvctiiienhvnwtaeeialnmrnssommttanoigycteiteevyshcre.oeinlfalSrltemoocbimtteuishscoensalaoulasnisnniweygaenihotifdwasttoajhasueancskqCcu.uobeinsIptfstetaetcnddhtooeainntrafaatluttrsieeuiovenanr?gels.sutoaIrftaiifkomaenlssteoor PoorBashlowshouldhavestoppedsmokingorhemighthavebeenwithustoday. Thankyouagain. Eric PlayonlinegamesforFREEatGames.com!Allofyourfavorites,noregistrationrequiredandgreatgraphics- checkitout! Monday,October27,2008AmericaOnline: Page1of1 SDuabtje:: C1o0/i1n2/Pi2c0t0u8r9e:s05:39PMCentralDaylightTime From: To: Eric ASBmttoeatymcadokcsrhc.eoyldlMoeaficrctweihhoapanei.tlctJTHuohroheedsnrdeoehfrwamdeteyrtlelocslondmiohneiramet.nchedaitWpohttfioswltoehhraehtoebtiehcsseotprnuopcrfapepohdireestrsekwdtnohotreowkylbiceenodutJglhoedehtnJhhoaeFhvsoneerdccF'ooosirmanderscccfhoriaiovnmemsesfVittrrooogimvJlaohlBhiirnsdaaMnftdrae,oytmhhi2tse0,h0weo5anFls.ayCuf.chaCtir.ismonoraet certainitwasBoyd. yEoxpuercatisaedl.ettTehrainnkthyeonuexatgafienw.days,Iamrespondingtoyoulettertoprovideyouabitmoreclarityintheissues George Monday,October13,2008AmericaOnline: