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From: "Bruce E. Carpenter" <>
Subject: Carpenter History Restatement
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:38:13 -0700

Let me restate my case in stark terms. The problem of the origins of the
London Carpenter family and Town Clerk John has come to an end. That line of
Carpenters originates with Flemish or French merchants, who were active in
England in the late 1200s. Richard Carpenter ‘chaundeler’, a probable
outfitter of ships, lived on Fleetstreet along the Thames River.
Likewise did Edward Carpenter (Charpenter) a wealthy wine importer and
likely wool exporter. Only such a rich mercantile family could have gained
the London Town Clerkship and subsequently financed the English crown
itself. The evidence presented would suffice in any historical academic
paper at Harvard or Yale. Finally, this evidence underlines the assertion of
the 17th century historian Jean le Carpentier that the English Carpenters
with arms originated in Flanders of the late 1200s.

Sincerely,
Bruce E. Carpenter
professor

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