[Non-Sequitur]

i'm betting on the National Park Service's own data as TRUTH. Arlington House still has the "shipping documents" for the "care packages" sent to the Lees...

FedEx or UPS?

Freeman is WRONG on any number of other things, too.

I'd still take his track record against yours any day of the week.

[stand watie]

"i'll take his-----"

you are WELCOME to. it's called FREEDOM of choice.

nonetheless, i'm correct on this one. & DSF is wrong.

it's essentially the same argument we've had over census v. tax records. you wish to believe the census figures. i, otoh, KNOW the tax man "always gets his pound of flesh" & thus i regard tax record data as MORE likely to be correct, if there is a discrepancy between figures.

free dixie,sw