Eric Stevens wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 22:11:26 -0500, Tom McDonald
wrote:

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Who did you contact about Mallery's papers? Would it help, do
you think, for me to contact them as well?


It vanished with a past computer crash. I originally wrote to the
Smithsonian and they then referred me to a person at the (?) National
archives (?). I contacted that person who referred me to another who
never gave me a meaningful response no matter how I (gently) pressed
them. I think a fresh start is a very good idea.

Eric,

Yup, I agree. I guess I have to, since your crash leaves us
bereft of stale starts :-).

I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on contacting folks about
this. Wasn't there some small museum that might have received
Mallery's papers after his death?

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We don't know whether Ellinger is being quoted from a report, a
letter, a conversation, or what. We can't follow up on this to
see whether Mallery got it right.


I agree. I'm trying to use Mallery as incontestable proof of copper
casting. I was merely disputing the implication that Gary Coffman had
settled the matter.


Oops - I meant "I'm NOT trying ... "

I figured that. You don't suppose I'd let that pitch hang up
there if I thought you actually *meant* it as written, do you? :-).

Tom McDonald