Dori
--- On Tue, 22 Jul 1997 20:44:00 -0500 (CDT) rleutner
<rleutner@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> wrote:
Great Heavens, I can't imagine anyone taking offense.
Whatever
the reason for the failure of the glass-making enterprise
in
Salem, it was clearly not the Conklings' fault, as anyone
reading the history would know. If we can't share our
offhand
thoughts about our family here, then where, for Heaven's
sake?
Well, I apologize to the Shades of the Founders for any
offense taken. None intended.
Cousin Bob
On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Honor Conklin wrote:
>
> First, I believe Thor Tholsen is confusing the two
> generations of John Conklins. The second generation was
> born in Nottingham. The first, with his brother
Ananias, in
> Kingswinford, Staffordshire, I do believe.
Documentation is
> welcome, amd certainly more fruitful than rehashing
Conklin
> Mann. Staffordshire is known for pottery manufacturing,
etc.
> Second, I found Bob Leutner's speculation on the
failure
> of the Glass House Field in Salem, Mass. offensive, no
> matter how light he might have meant it. One need only
look
> to the funders of the operation, ie., the persecution of
> Lawrence Southwick for the answer.
>
> Honor Conklin
> hconklin@unix2.nysed.gov
>
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