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I need your thoughts and post on J. Frank Carroll's book, "Confederate Treasure in Danville."
Frank left a lot of questions unanswered, even questions I have asked him many times while he was alive.
First, How did Frank know about the three soldiers returning to Danville after the Battle of Saylor's (Sailors)Creek on April 8, 1865?
Second, Where did Frank get their names? Robert S. Jones, John Holland and Augustus Garrett. Note: There were two Robert S. Jones at the Battle of Sailor's Creek. One was killed instantly on the battlefield. The other was said to have been taken to the Farmville Hospital and he died on April 29, 1865. Then there is Rector George Washington's Dame's Sermon on Palm Sunday. In attendance were President Jefferson Davis, his staff, members of his cabinet and Generals. Rector Dame after the sermon said one of their fellow citizens had took a turn for the worst and later that day was taken out and buried. Buried the day he died and on Palm Sunday. Does not sound right?
Third, Frank's book says that the treasure was taken out of the Ann Benedict House and buried the night of April 8th.? Question: If the treasure was buried on April 8th, 1865, how could the treasure be buried with Jones when he was not buried until April 9 and actually Jones did not die until April 29th? Danville Newspaper quoted noted historian Lawerence McFall as stating that the treasure was buried with Robert S. Jones? Problem with that scores of modern day Treasure Hunters have used GPS and Satellite GPS readings, myself included. And the test results say there is no large cache of silver buried in that area?
Fourth, J. Frank Carroll quoted the orders given to William Deakins Nutt a high official in the USA Treasury Dept. before the Civil War and also in the CSA Treasury and to John Ott, a clerk for Secretary of the Treasury, George Alfred Trenholm. Where did Frank get a copy of the orders? I have never found a copy anywhere?
And fifth and last, Frank said Nutt and Ott made four trips with the Mexican Silver about ten kegs of Mexican Silver to the load. Frank said they took the wagon loads of silver and returned for the next load in five minutes time. Now two and one half minutes there and two and one half minutes back and unloading the cargo of silver seems a little far fetched for me?
What are your thoughts on any of these five questions?
Frank left a lot of questions unanswered, even questions I have asked him many times while he was alive.
First, How did Frank know about the three soldiers returning to Danville after the Battle of Saylor's (Sailors)Creek on April 8, 1865?
Second, Where did Frank get their names? Robert S. Jones, John Holland and Augustus Garrett. Note: There were two Robert S. Jones at the Battle of Sailor's Creek. One was killed instantly on the battlefield. The other was said to have been taken to the Farmville Hospital and he died on April 29, 1865. Then there is Rector George Washington's Dame's Sermon on Palm Sunday. In attendance were President Jefferson Davis, his staff, members of his cabinet and Generals. Rector Dame after the sermon said one of their fellow citizens had took a turn for the worst and later that day was taken out and buried. Buried the day he died and on Palm Sunday. Does not sound right?
Third, Frank's book says that the treasure was taken out of the Ann Benedict House and buried the night of April 8th.? Question: If the treasure was buried on April 8th, 1865, how could the treasure be buried with Jones when he was not buried until April 9 and actually Jones did not die until April 29th? Danville Newspaper quoted noted historian Lawerence McFall as stating that the treasure was buried with Robert S. Jones? Problem with that scores of modern day Treasure Hunters have used GPS and Satellite GPS readings, myself included. And the test results say there is no large cache of silver buried in that area?
Fourth, J. Frank Carroll quoted the orders given to William Deakins Nutt a high official in the USA Treasury Dept. before the Civil War and also in the CSA Treasury and to John Ott, a clerk for Secretary of the Treasury, George Alfred Trenholm. Where did Frank get a copy of the orders? I have never found a copy anywhere?
And fifth and last, Frank said Nutt and Ott made four trips with the Mexican Silver about ten kegs of Mexican Silver to the load. Frank said they took the wagon loads of silver and returned for the next load in five minutes time. Now two and one half minutes there and two and one half minutes back and unloading the cargo of silver seems a little far fetched for me?
What are your thoughts on any of these five questions?
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