Re: confusion

[Jean <sinead@milamba.com>]

Thankyou Toni, for answering the theory that I was secretly corresponding
with you.
Sinead.At 06:54 PM 24/11/00 -0400, you wrote:
> Hi Jean G. 
> I'm sorry for the confusion.  You were the Jean I was referring to,
> since we were discussing the Sinclairs of New Orleans and Memphis. 
> I was hoping to find, or "snag", others on the discussion list
> who might have some interest in these particular Sinclairs.  When
> nobody else responded, I made the offer to Ken, who was complaining about
> unnecessarily long trailers,to correspond with you "off the
> list", so that others won't have their email boxes overflowing with
> material they are not interested in. 
>
> Your research arrived here safe and sound, and I thank you very much for
> sharing it with me.  I promise not to divulge any of your own
> research. 
>
> I hope by now my packet has arrived to you, with the information about
> the Ontario Sinclairs who are related to your Neil and Duncan of New
> Orleans.  Its all very confusing with so many generations repeating
> those names, and I'll be very interested to hear what you have to say
> about the relationship.  For those of you who might be interested,
> there is a giant (well at least 16' high) celtic cross in the cemetery at
> Boston Mills, Ontario (near Toronto), which reads SINCLAIR of NEW
> ORLEANS.  This strange monument has been a source of great interest
> to me, and was the reason for my original querie to the list. 
>
> Hoping this clears up the misunderstanding.  Have a wonderful
> Thanksgiving holiday weekend to all our American cousins. 
> Toni S. 
>   
>   
>
> Jean Grigsby wrote: 
> >   Jean
> > Stokes,Your last letter simply reminded me that it was something I was
> > going to suggest long ago.  My main concern at the moment is a
> > letter from Toni Sinclair to the site dated Nov. 1, 2000 in which she
> > states that "Jean and I will be corresponding off the list, since we
> > haven't snagged anyone else looking for New Orleans and Memphis
> > Sinclairs".  I cannot invision why I would be wanting to
> > "snag" anyone for anything so I assume she was referring to
> > you. Since I have sent Toni an unpublished but
> > copyrighted portion of a book from my Archives on this Louisiana/Memphis
> > branch, I am unsure if she was referring to me or if she was referring to
> > you or even to someone else on the list.  Her response was to
> > "Ken" who has no connection with the bloodline (his letter of
> > November 1) and yet is apparently compiling a Sinclair digest, it has
> > just been a source of confusion to me. Another
> > example - I sent a package to a man in Maryland which should have been
> > sent to a man in Indiana with the same name - both given and
> > surname.  There are also two Judy Blackwells, so the list could go
> > on and on and on. If it takes too long to sign your
> > real name, forget it.Jean
>