I have the Usher book before me now. It raises a number
of questions. Firstly, the greater part of the book is a long
essay disclaiming any American thoughts of Carpenter
money in England. The intent of the book couldn't have been
to exclude loyalist Carpenter claims to English money because the aim
of the book is to debunk the subject entirely. Perhaps the bogus
genealogical line was misinformation that Usher became a victim of ???
On the face of it the Usher book seems a very interesting one. The essay
itself is extremely well written and funny. Usher relates his travels around
London in search of lost Carpenter money and meets one
crook after another. It reads like a Dickens story in fact, full
of old English alley ways and stuffy English record office types with
red noses and cracked tea cups. I will present some quotes later.
The genealogy sections seem well organized.
This book seems to deserve more respect than previously awarded.
Why has it been 'swept under the rug' ?
Sincerely,
Bruce Carpenter