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[Troy Cowan]

Laurie, it was a rhetorical question not requiring an answer used to illustrate one of the problems researchers have. When you said that "they should not make careless mistakes with people's names." I agree, but your fine researchers do make those mistakes. Miss spellings, miss pronunciation, use of aliases, and pet names were massive at the time and a big problem. Professor Hanchett said he could prove that James Ward Boyd was not killed at the Garrett Barn. Does that statement shake your faith in Hanchette? As it turns out, it is a true statement, James Ward Boyd was not killed in the Garrett Barn. Go figure!

Laurie, because you are being so helpful, I will ask you a question. When a person has multiple names which one do you use? Lewis was born into the Powell family. He was using the name of Lewis Payne when he attacked Seward. Lewis Payne was hung for his crime. To avoid the problem I use his real name followed by his aliases; Lewis Powell (Lewis Payne, Lewis Paine). I would like to know if there are guidelines.