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From: Diane Boothe <>
Subject: Re: [ROGERS-BEN] John (the Powder Maker) continued
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:04:19 -0400
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Greetings!

John (TPM) would be my GGGGG grandfather. I would like to tell you how much I enjoy this discussion, introspect, and friendly debate. I teach at the University
of West Georgia and this is exactly the type of information gathering, research, and analysis that we try to teach our graduate students. As I read your
comments, I am tempted to print a few lines as examples for my class. I may still use some of your examples and I'll be sure to cite my sources.

Thank you for all of your efforts and keep the debate going!

Bless you,
Diane Boothe

wrote:

> Ray,
>
> Got your transmission twice. I believe we both made our points and folks can
> take from our opinions what they will.
>
> However, I must comment on one thing you wrote:
>
> "Jerry, you wrote something in your message that disturbed me. You wrote
> about what John (TPM) might say about our discussions. > "Heck, what
> > difference does it make now?" If we are going to sanitize our ancestral
> > history, it makes a great difference."
>
> Ray, I did not mean to disturb you and I believe you realize that you took my
> comments out of context. The message that I gave when I wrote that
> was...........we know he served. If he served Guilford Ct. House and/or
> King's Mt is not really important. We know which side he took.
>
> You also wrote.
> > wasn't
> > a revolutionary, I took up arms against the Indians, Tories and the English
> >
>
> I have no idea where you're going with this. You surely don't mean that
> those who joined Col Wm Camplbell (the Commander at King's Mt.) and went off
> to join Gen Greene in the Carolinas were NOT fighting for freedom of our
> nation. They were certainly doing more than just defending their homes from
> the Indians, Tories, and the English...........were they not?
>
> Frankly, I think we should stick more to exploring the things we can
> determine about our ancestors than trying to speculate about their motives.
> That will only get us into trouble, arguements, and disagreements. We don't
> need that.........do we?
>
> We've looked at the facts, we've shared our opinions, we disagreed. Let's
> let it lay until more facts are available.
>
> Jerry
>
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Dr. Diane Boothe, Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia 30118
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