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Wow, that's great work. Can we see a scan of the letter, Mills?
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Thanks Rick. That is interesting. I was wondering if he was a famous trapshooter or something.
Bill, I will try to scan the letter. The gun itself is at the gunsmith, so no photos of the gun at this point. |
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Mills, I spent a bit of time for you on la84foundation.com and didn't find anything. I suspect he was not a trapshooter. Wow, a skeleton butt on a Grade 2. Great find.
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08-18-2013, 08:07 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Thanks Bill. I will try to scan the letter and post it, although most of what I posted came straight from the letter. Once it is fixed, I will try to bring it to the Southern.
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08-18-2013, 09:02 PM | #7 | ||||||
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found some history notes - The Carr family were early settlers in that area, Henry's father established a brick yard which Henry inherited and ran successfully along with an ice business. He was active in state politics and served as the counties game protector for 20 years as well as being Cornell's rowing coach and a musician.
the article notes that "It is apparent that Henry and his wife must have both shared an interest in sports and the great out doors. " Might have been a more interesting individual than a lot of trapshooters
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Thanks again Rick. That does sound more interesting than just a trapshooter.
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08-19-2013, 10:09 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Here is the research letter. Click on the photo to make it bigger
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08-31-2013, 07:58 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I found a lot if info on the original owner of my parker on ancestry.com
My goal was to find a living decendent of the original owner but i have yet to find him or her. Good luck in your search |
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