Townsend Article about Dr. Mudd

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I tend to agree with Jerry. Being raised with all those sisters had to have had some effect on him. Also, the family ran in pretty good social circles. Even the few names that Davey mentions in his statement as people he knew in Southern Maryland (Parker, Griffin, etc.) were among the higher planter set. He and his father also had leisure time for hunting - again something enjoyed more by the upper middle class.