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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Bonjour,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Thanks for offering to help.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I don’t want to take up your
valuable time with the microfilm….I know how difficult it is to read<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>old</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> newspapers (I have
done lots in my search for information on the </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Oregon Trail</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> migration of 1851,
the topic of my 18 year <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>long</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> research project.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>But, in your perusing, if you come across
any mention of 1851 Trail pioneers (especially any BLANCHARD or NOLAND folks)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>I sure would appreciate a photocopy of what
you locate…… am interested in ANY mention. I have found in 1851 microfilmed
newspapers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>That I have searched, there were sometimes mentions
of folks who had arrived in the previous year…that’s why I suspect that
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>there</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> might be something
on 1851 pioneers in the 1852 paper.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Please, as I said, don’t tie up your
time ….just, if you do notice anything on BLANCHARD (my wife’s
ancestors) or NOLAND (the Trail <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Captain of
their particular 1851 train) or any other 1851 stuff, click the print button
for me.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Of course, I’ll
pick up the cost for any copies <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>and</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> the postage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>If you haven’t checked out Stephenie
Flora’s prize-winning web site on the </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Oregon Trail</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>, you should.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>She has a fantastic collection of info<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>and</span> you might
even find info on your McCubbins folks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Your humble servant &c., &c<span
class=GramE>.,</span> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Albert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Albert Edward
Belanger<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>128 Middle Road<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Brentwood, NH
03833<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Researching the
1851 Oregon Trail Migration<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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