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From: "Betty Hollowell" <>
Subject: Fw: [SMOTHERS-L] (no subject)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 17:29:41 -0600


Please read all of this ; it is NOT about SMOTHERS. It is about a
Civil War soldier from Massachusetts. Thank you.
Betty
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Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 1:15 AM
Subject: [SMOTHERS-L] (no subject)

>This was sent to me. If someone has this person, please contact the
sender
>listed at the bottom. Feel free to pass this along to others.
>
>Pat
>
>
>
>I don't know how to get this posted nation-wide. But, I would like
to
>see this original document returned to a member of the original
>family. My mother-in-law bought a picture frame at an estate sale in
>Tucson, AZ. When she took the picture out and removed the cardboard
>from behind it, a very delicate, old, and yellowed piece of paper
fell
>out. This is a summary of what was written and readable on the
paper:
>===========================================
>Civil War Discharge Paper
>For: Mark CROSBY, Jr.
>Private, Company B, 16th Regiment
>Union Army
>>From Yarmouth, Massachussetts
>Entered service in 1860 and left service 1864
>Marked Paid and signed by B. McCONNELL
>
>Description:
>5 ft. 3 inches, gray eyes, dark curly hair.
>He was a clerk in the Union Army.
>
>Entered in the Auditors records on July 26, 1870
>This document bears the Union Crest.
>=================================================
>
>Help me post this for others to read. If you know someone who might
>be interested in this document, please E-Mail a reply to my inquiry.
>
>A life is not lost when it is known to future generations. Help me
>keep Mark CROSBY, Jr. alive for his family.
>
>Forward this message to anywhere you think might help.
>
>Happy Hunting!
>Nancy J. Smith
>
>
>
>==== SMOTHERS Mailing List ====
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>Welcome to our list. This list is for the research of the surname
SMOTHERS, regardless where it may be located. In order to Subscribe
to the Smothers Mailing list, please send mail to:

>Be sure to put in the word SUBSCRIBE in the heading.
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>In order to unsub, put UNSUBSCRIBE in the heading at the same
address.
>Welcome to our list. This list is for the research of the surname
SMOTHERS, regardless where it may be located. In order to Subscribe
to the Smothers Mailing list, please send mail to:

>Be sure to put in the word SUBSCRIBE in the heading.
>
>In order to unsub, put UNSUBSCRIBE in the heading at the same
address.Let's help each other and ourselves at the same time. Share
information related to the SMOTHERS surname often! Be sure to include
given names, dates and locations.
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