<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Happy hunting. Quint Thompson<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 27, 2009, at 7:53 PM, <<A href="mailto:gcfraser@peoplepc.com">gcfraser@peoplepc.com</A>> <<A href="mailto:gcfraser@peoplepc.com">gcfraser@peoplepc.com</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial">Tommies,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial">I will have a two week vacation around Christmas. I plan to visit the Boston Athenaeum at that time to check out John Thomson's signature and seal. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial">Genevieve</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="warnement@bostonathenaeum.org" href="mailto:warnement@bostonathenaeum.org">Mary Warnement</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="gcfraser@peoplepc.com" href="mailto:gcfraser@peoplepc.com">gcfraser@peoplepc.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:13 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> aspinwall</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal">Dear Ms. Fraser:<O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal">I checked the Aspinwall notarial records (Mss. ..L2), and we do have the original, a thick ledger. If you would like to make an appointment in our special collections room, you can use our online form: <A href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/45">http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/45</A> or call the Reference Department. Our hours, guidelines, etc. are listed on our web site. Please note that we need at least a day’s notice when requesting an appointment.<O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><O:P> </O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal">Best of luck with your research.<O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><O:P> </O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mary Warnement</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Head of Reference</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boston Athenaeum</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10 1/2 Beacon Street</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boston, MA 02108</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="mailto:warnement@bostonathenaeum.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">warnement@bostonathenaeum.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">www.bostonathenaeum.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">617.720.7658</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><O:P> </O:P></P></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tommies mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Tommies@wellswooster.com">Tommies@wellswooster.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.hostedbyisg.com/mailman/listinfo/tommies">http://lists.hostedbyisg.com/mailman/listinfo/tommies</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>=