J. J. Reford and J. J. Chaffee...who were they?...Really??

[Bill Richter]

Did Stelnick find proof? Yes, in papers retained by a family of a Union spy (who in 1860 gave Booth the Deringer he used to kill Lincoln) among other things. I do not know the whereabouts or conditions of these papers after the Sandy Storm.

Reford and Chaffee were employes of the De Mille exporting company, working out of NYC, more or less troubleshooters, which covers a multitude of sin. I cannot comment on their initials being the same--that was a matter of their families?

Progressive Press is a California firm that contracted with Stelnick on Dixie Reckoning. I have nothing to do with that. I have spoken to them one time and found them quite professional. They are on the Web.

Supposedly Stelnick and I will be working on the fictional Trial of John Wilkes Booth in the future. Think the Court Martial of RE Lee or the Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer.

I have probably said too much for my own good.