Here's the URL for the Randolph County site: http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/randolph.htm. As I said in my previous message, my great-great-great grandfather was John Goodwin who received the letter. I have been trying for some time now to find his parents. I am getting closer, I think! I do have a considerable amount of information about Goodwins (variously spelled Gooden or Goodin)in the Talladega and Randolph County areas. Please feel free to contact me directly at garbercns@aol.com so that we can share information. I live in the Washington, DC, area so I have access to the DAR library and the National Archives for research.

Kitty