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  1. jerrib
  2. Mugwump53
  3. DARK_ANGEL8241
  4. Tina_Coruth
  5. Mugwump53

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Top 1.   Feb 2, 2000 8:56 PM

» jerrib - Well, I'll be!

The greatest mysteries are the ones we will never have answers for.

Guess I need to read up on this "relative" - he's got a past quite a bit more interesting than I knew. He must have had a great following for his executors to do as he wished and burn the letters.

Guess it's all relative! LOL Jerri

Jerri

-- posted by jerrib



Top 2.   Feb 3, 2000 4:17 PM

» Mugwump53 - More than meets the eye.....

Jerri,

There is certainly a lot more to this very interesting man. In his defense, I must point out that although his policies have been denounced, Buchanan was gratified to see that Lincoln continued his policies for a number of months after taking office.

-- posted by Mugwump53



Top 3.   Dec 5, 2000 4:31 PM

» DARK_ANGEL8241 - DUDE THAT ROCKED

THAT WAS PRETTY COOL DUDE! INFACT IT WAS A REGULAR BRUHAHA!

-- posted by DARK_ANGEL8241



Top 4.   Sep 17, 2001 7:38 PM

» Tina_Coruth - This is fascinating.

Hi John,
This is fascinating. I didn't know about Buchanan and King. I think I am amazed that King's involvement in politics was not brought to a screaming halt. It seems that his contemporaries believed he was gay. I didn't think people of that time period would be tolerant.

It is too bad that Buchanan's letters were burned. If he wanted them burned, I wonder why he didn't destroy them himself. He certainly had a lot of faith in the men he gave the burning task to.

Thanks for a fascinating article!
Tina

-- posted by Tina_Coruth



Top 5.   Sep 18, 2001 6:39 PM

» Mugwump53 - Southern Surprise

Thanks, Tina. Glad you liked the article. I, too, am surprised that King's flamboyant lifestyle was tolerated. And especially in the South! I guess if you were part of the planter aristocracy, you could get away with almost anything.

-- posted by Mugwump53



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