Re: An incredible document!

From: Mary Lou Cooley <mlcooley_at_q.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:15:47 -0800

WOW! Amazing!

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Subject: An incredible document!

Among other things, it identifies the mysterious A J C Cooley.

I had mentioned this case before--that Richard Cooley was part of a
supposed plot to kidnap ex-slave Fanny Gray and her children to sell them
back into slavery. That it didn't happen that way makes a lot of sense.

Fanny's husband, Simon Gray, was freed in the will of WMC's father-in-law,
Joseph Gray. I wonder whether the relationship was deeper than that. It
would explain why Richard Cooley was the administrator of Simon's will and
why he took an interest to this degree.

-Michael
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