David, I still "allege" that the Smithsonian account is a secondary account of this event. Because that is what it is. My chapters are also secondary accounts about this event. Can you not see the point being made here about the importance of ceding authority to primary sources? ALL sources also need to be handled with caution, whether they are primary or secondary of course: even eye witnesses can be mistaken about what they see or the meaning of what they see. That is why I spend a lot of time in writing more about how even the primary sources were constructed in this case.

I agree with your sarcastic comment that my chapters will not make my fortune. Alas.

My offer to send you the chapters when I have completed them stands. I'm sorry that I can't add any more that is useful or that you would listen to anyway at the moment. Thank you for allowing me to say this much on your comments page.

Helen