It is sad Ginny.According to the present laws of the United States, anyone having an affair with a 16 year old can be charged with rape. It must have been a horrible life for those in bondage.No, this one is no love story. Jabou In a message dated 2/5/00 1:25:03 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Hello, all, here is antoher thought. The relationship between Sally Hemmings and Thomas Jefferson supposedly began when she was only 14! Fourteen! Can you imagine that! My little sister will be 14 in March! I can't imagine why anyone would want to have a relationship with someone that young. That would have meant that Hemmings was still a child practically! Which makes it all the more saddening, I think. Ginny >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------