Oddly enough, it’s a good thing that after young William was caught absconding with Mr Warren’s hat near the Inns of Court area of London that he did not receive “benefit of clergy”. For those not familiar with the term it refers to a little known facet of […]
I am sorry to say that I have made a big mistake. One that demands I make right. I know how it happened and will take the time now to rectify this massive oversight. Before explaining this further I want to preface my remarks by mentioning the fact […]
I will preface that this post is part 2 of my previous article titled “What If …? “ Did he or didn’t he? That’s the question. Did William Longmire draw and/or write anything on the so-called 1728 “Plan of the Town of Fredericksburg” survey map below? And what […]
Was recently corresponding with a Longmire cousin who was inquiring about the grave site of William Longmire. I offered that he was probably buried at what was then called Strother’s Church but that you will not find his grave as it is long past gone. Swept away by […]
The Life and Times of William Longmire of London and Virginia 